title: The results of dietary advice on lipoprotein levels among patients attending for lipid-lowering drugs.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in fasting lipoproteins levels before and after a dietary advice among the patients attending for a lipid-lowering treatment. In total 286 patients attending for reimbursement of a lipid-lowering drug were recorded at two regional health insurance offices. Lipid levels measured at least three months after the dietary advice were compared with those before the dietary advice. The mean age of the included patients was 61 years. The average fasting total cholesterol (TC) was 7.4 mmol/l before the dietary advice as well as after the dietary advice. Fasting TC did not decrease with the dietary advice in 51% of the included patients. In the logistic regression not one of the studied factors was correlated with a successful dietary advice. Half of the patients receiving lipid-lowering drugs in Belgium were not able to decrease their TC with dietary advice before the initiation of the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, University of Brussels, Belgium. dirk.devroey@vub.ac.be
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Devroey
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Betz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001530:Belgium; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol