title: [Risk status of screened population based on elevated serum cholesterol values].
abstract: The mean value of serum total cholesterol was 208 +/- 42 mg/dl for the study population. Sixty-five percent of investigated subjects had elevated cholesterol levels > 200 mg/dl. The percentage of subjects with low to moderate elevated cholesterol levels between 200-250 mg/dl was 40%, and 2% had a cholesterol higher than 300 mg/dl. Grouping the cholesterol levels by age and sex resulted in a high percentage of subjects with serum cholesterol > 200 mg/dl for the cardiovascular high-risk age group of 45-65 years old men and 55-75 years old women. Remarkably high was this percentage for women in this age-group; 71% had a cholesterol level > 200 mg/dl. In 59% of investigated women and 52% of men cholesterol should be lowered.
authors.affiliation: 1. Medizinischen Abteilung, Landeskrankenanstalten Salzburg, Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg. R.Weitgasser@lks.at
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weitgasser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012306:Risk; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol