title: Lipid levels in Nepalese population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the lipid pattern of Nepalese population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study Setting: Patients attending Temple of Healing for consultation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fasting lipid profile of 2218 blood samples was analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Abnormal total cholesterol (TC) was found in 7.7%. High LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) was found in 5% of cases. 70% of subjects had triglyceride(TG) level more than the upper level of normal. All abnormal lipid level was found in the age group 49 to 60 years. 23% of the study group had low level of HDL cholesterol.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  abnormal triglyceride level is the commonest lipid abnormality in our population. High total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol is not very common except in the age group 40 to 49 where it is significantly high in comparison to other age groups. HDL cholesterol level did not decrease significantly with increasing age.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Lipids, Nepalese population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Teaching Hospital.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Karki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neopane
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids