Data were collected and analyzed from a cross-sectional study using the World Health
Organization's STEPwise approach, to estimate the prevalence of various types of …

Background Coronary heart disease is increasing in urban Indian subjects and lipid
abnormalities are important risk factors. To determine secular trends in prevalence of …

Background: Dyslipidemia (DL) is an important risk factor of coronary artery disease (CAD).
We evaluated DL prevalence and its 5-year incidence rate in southeastern Iran, to assess …

Abstract Data from 6246 participants aged 20–64 years (2339 males and 3907 females) in
the cross-sectional phase of Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (February 1999–May 2000) …

Aim The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of dyslipidaemia
in adults in Nigeria. Methods Using the WHO criteria, we determined dyslipidaemia using …

Despite the contribution of dyslipidemia to the high and rising burden of arteriosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Sub-Saharan Africa; the condition is under-diagnosed …

Abstract Background Cardiovascular mortality in Lithuania is extremely high and abnormal
lipid levels are very common among Lithuanian adults. Dyslipidemia is one of the main …

Background and Objectives Dyslipidemia is a modifiable major risk factor for coronary heart
disease. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia among …

Background Combination of dyslipidemic phenotypes, including elevated plasma levels of
low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C), elevated plasma triglycerides (TG), and …

Background: The prevalence of hyperlipidaemias has been inadequately studied in rural
populations of developing countries. No significant data exist on the population levels of …