Dyslipidemia in seven Latin American cities: CARMELA study.
Prev Med
; 50(3): 106-11, 2010 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of dyslipidemia in the CARMELA study population.METHODS:
CARMELA was a cross-sectional study of cardiovascular risk conducted between September 2003 and August 2005 in adults (aged 25 to 64 years) living in Barquisimeto (n=1,824), Bogotá (n=1,511), Buenos Aires (n=1,412), Lima (n=1,628), Mexico City (n=1,677), Quito (n=1,620), and Santiago (n=1,605). Dyslipidemia was defined as the presence of one or more of the following conditions triglycerides>/=200 mg/dL, or total cholesterol (TC)>/=240 mg/dL, or HDL cholesterol<40 mg/dL, or LDL cholesterol=not optimal, or currently taking antilipemic agents.RESULTS:
Prevalence rates of dyslipidemia in men and women were 75.5% (CI 71.9-79.1) and 48.7% (CI 45.4-51.9) in Barquisimeto; 70% (CI 66.2-73.8) and 47.7% (CI 43.9-51.5) in Bogotá; 50.4% (CI 46.8-54.0) and 24.1% (CI 21.0-27.2) in Buenos Aires; 73.1% (CI 69.3-76.8) and 62.8% (CI 59.2-66.5) in Lima; 62.5% (CI 58.5-66.5) and 37.5% (CI 33.5-41.6) in Mexico City; 52.2% (CI 47.9-56.5) and 38.1% (CI 34.5-41.7) in Quito; and, 50.8% (CI 47.1-54.4) and 32.8% (CI 29.3-36.3) in Santiago.CONCLUSIONS:
Dyslipidemia was disturbingly prevalent and varied across cities. The most frequent dyslipidemia was low HDL-C followed by high triglycerides. The high TC/HDL-C ratios and non-HDL-C levels suggest a high risk of cardiovascular disease.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dislipidemias
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Med
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos