title: [The approach to the etiological diagnosis of hyperlipemias in primary care].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To perform etiological diagnosis of hyperlipidemia (HL) brought to light in family medical (general practice) consultations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective descriptive study. SITE. A basic health zone (ZBS).
  
  
  METHODS
  231 patients diagnosed as having HL by their doctors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lipidic levels (average figures): total cholesterol (CT): 280; C-LDL: 201; C-HDL: 49 and triglycerides (TGL): 198. Distribution by phenotypes: IIa: 178 patients, IIb: 42, IV:5, with 6 doubtful cases. Distribution according to etiological diagnosis: 79% primary HL (83% polygenic and 17% family) 15% secondary HL, with 6% having both types in association.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diagnosis of HL in the visits to the family doctor reveals probability-predictable patterns based, above all, on the the overall assessment made by the doctor of his/her patient. The survey and the family study are very limited in our circles. The predominating type of HL is primary polygenic where prescribing of special diets will be sufficient in most cases.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Córdoba, Centro de Salud de Occidente.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruiz Moral
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz Alamo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fernández García
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Espejo Espejo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jiménez Luque
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez de la Iglesia
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Aproximación al diagnóstico etiológico de las hiperlipemias en atención primaria.