[Clinical epidemiology of primary hyperlipidemia in Japanese population, in comparison with western populations].
For the last years cardiovascular diseases are the major causes of deaths in Japan. The increase in the frequency of hyperlipidemia is thought to be the background factor of this trend. In this article, the characteristics of clinical epidemiology of hyperlipidemia in Japanese population will be reviewed, in comparison with the studies from Western populations. Regarding phenotypes, type IV hyperlipidemia is dominant in Japanese men, while type II is most frequent in Western populations. The differences in the serum cholesterol levels between Japanese population and Western one have got smaller year after year. The epidemiological study of hyper HDL cholesterolemia, which is characteristic of Japanese, will be also reviewed.
Ishigami
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Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University.
Matsuzawa
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged