Prevalence of dyslipidemia and hypercholesterolemia awareness: results from the Lookup 7+ online project.
Eur J Public Health
; 32(3): 402-407, 2022 06 01.
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| ID: mdl-35092271
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cardiovascular disease still represents the leading cause of death worldwide. Management of risk factors remains crucial; despite this, hypercholesterolemia, which is one of the most important modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, is still high prevalent in general population. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia and hypercholesterolemia awareness in a very large population.METHODS:
More than 65 000 users completed the online, self-administered survey. It was structured like a 'journey' where each stage corresponded to a cardiovascular risk factor blood pressure, body mass index, cholesterol, diet, physical exercise, smoke and blood sugar. At the end, the user received a final evaluation of his health status.RESULTS:
The mean age was 52.5 years (SD 13.9, range 18-98), with 35 402 (53.7%) men. About 56% of all participants believed to have normal cholesterol values, when only 40% of them really showed values <200 mg/dl. Only about 30% of all participants self-predicted to have abnormal cholesterol values whereas we found high cholesterol levels in about 60% of people.CONCLUSIONS:
Dyslipidemia is very prevalent and half of the people with high cholesterol is not aware of having high values.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Dislipidemias
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Hipercolesterolemia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article