Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Elevated blood cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) is a significant cause of cardiovascular disease. We aimed to estimate national and zonal prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Nigeria to help guide targeted public health programs.

Study design

This is a systematic review and synthesis of publicly available epidemiologic data on hypercholesterolemia in Nigeria.

Methods

We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, and Africa Journals Online for studies on the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Nigeria published between 1990 and 2018. We used a random-effects meta-analysis (Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation) and meta-regression model to estimate the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Nigeria in 1995 and 2015.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Adeloye D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6994374 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature