title: High prevalence of low HDL cholesterol concentrations and mixed hyperlipidemia in a Mexican nationwide survey.
abstract: The prevalence of lipid abnormalities revealed in a survey done in 417 Mexican cities is described. Information was obtained on 15,607 subjects, aged 20 to 69 years. In this report, only samples obtained after a 9- to 12-h fast were included (2,256 cases: 953 men and 1,303 women). The population is representative of Mexican urban adults. Mean lipid concentrations were: cholesterol, 4.80 mmol/l; triglycerides, 2.39 mmol/l; HDL cholesterol, 1.00 mmol/l; and LDL cholesterol, 3.06 mmol/l. The most prevalent abnormality was HDL cholesterol below 0.9 mmol/l (46.2% for men and 28.7% for women). Hypertriglyceridemia (>2.26 mmol/l) was the second most prevalent abnormality (24.3%). Severe hypertriglyceridemia (>11.2 mmol/l) was observed in 0.42% of the population. Increased LDL cholesterol (> or =4.21 mmol/l) was observed in 11.2% of the sample. Half of the hypertriglyceridemic subjects had a mixed dyslipidemia or low HDL cholesterol. More than 50% of the low HDL cholesterol cases were not related to hypertriglyceridemia. Insulin resistance was found in 59% of them. In conclusion, the prevalence of hypoalphalipoproteinemia and other forms of dyslipidemia in Mexican adults is very high and it is among the highest previously reported worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Endocrinología y Metabolismo de Lípidos, del Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Mexico City 14000, Mexico. caguilarsalinas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Salinas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olaiz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valles
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gómez Pérez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rull
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sepulveda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol