title: Dyslipidemia in Thai rural adults.
abstract: The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia in adults in a rural area of Thailand. Random sampling was conducted in 443 volunteers, 187 males and 256 females, aged > or = 35 years in Chachoengsao Province. After a 12-hour fast, the blood was drawn for the analysis of total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Mean serum lipids of cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides were 207.79 +/- 46.98, 117.26 +/- 36.59, 50.53 +/- 2.14 and 201.21 +/- 131.07 mg/dL, respectively. Nineteen percent of them had cholesterol > or = 240 mg/dL and 10% had LDL cholesterol > or = 160 mg/dL. Seven percent had HDL cholesterol < or = 35 mg/dL. However, LDL/HDL cholesterol ratios > 5, were found in only 0.9%. In conclusion, the prevalence of dyslipidemia was high in rural Thai adults. Further surveillance in this population is essential in verifying the impact of dyslipidemia as a risk of cardiovascular disease in rural Thai adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, 315 Rajvithi Rd, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. kamolthipnk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kamolthip
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nillakupt
authors.forename: Oytip
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nathalang
authors.forename: Pasra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arnutti
authors.forename: Pote
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aimpun
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rangsin
authors.forename: Suthee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panichkul
authors.forename: Wiroj
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Areekul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides