Objectives: To compare the serum lipids levels, prevalence of dyslipidaemia, and adiposity
of rural versus urban dwellers in Sokoto, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was …

Background: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality world-
wide. Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which can be identified …

Results: There were 699 participants with a mean age of 64.45±15.53 years. Elevated total
cholesterol, high low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, elevated triglyceride, and low high …

Background The burden of dyslipidaemia is rising in many low income countries. However,
there are few data on the prevalence of, or risk factors for, dyslipidaemia in Africa. Methods …

Background: Dyslipidaemia is a major cardiovascular risk factor. It was earlier said to be
infrequent among Blacks due to dietary and possibly genetic influences. However, Nigeria is …

Dyslipidaemia is a primary risk factor for cardiometabolic disease, causing over 17 million
deaths globally in 2015. However, the burden of dyslipidaemia and factors associated with …

Background: Hyperlipidaemia is a major cardiovascular risk factor for coronary artery
disease, atherosclerosis, hypertension and stroke. It is thought that serum cholesterol levels …

Methods Cross sectional community based prevalent study involving 191 apparently healthy
inhabitants aged 18-85 years recruited by convenient sampling. Heights, weights and BMIs …

The Fulani of northern Nigeria are indigenous semi-nomadic pastoralists whose diet
consists largely of dairy products. Despite their consumption of relatively large amounts of …

Background Dyslipidemia is a leading risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
There are few published epidemiological data regarding dyslipidemia in Africa. We …