Prevalence of dyslipidemia, treatment rate and its control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Northwest China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is high in China, especially in Northwest China, and dyslipidemia in diabetes is a major factor at risk for CVD. The dyslipidemia prevalence, treatment and control among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Northwest China were investigated.

Methods

In the cross-sectional retrospective research, 1386 medical records of T2DM patients were collected from the Endocrine Department of Tangdu Hospital. And patients' age, sex, diabetes duration, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), complications, lipid levels, and drug use were recorded. The patient characteristics, lipid level and lipid-lowering therapy were analyzed.

Results

In this study, the dyslipidemia prevalence among T2DM patients was 87.7%, the treatment rate

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9404639 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature