title: Lipid profile of adult Nepalese population.
abstract: Dyslipidemia is one of the major risk factors of coronary artery disease. Present study was aimed to find out the lipid profile of non-diabetic adult Nepalese population (n = 454; M: 180 and F: 274; Mean age: 42.8+/-15.5 years). The mean +/- SD (mg/dl) level of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) was 184+/-50.7, 147.4+/-79.9, 111.9+/-42.0 and 45.0+/-11.7, respectively. All lipid levels except LDL were higher among 41 to 60 years age group while LDL was higher among participants aged >60 years. Desirable TC level (<200 mg/dl) was found in 78.0% of the total population while the normal TG (<150 mg/dl) and LDL (<129 mg/dl) was found in 61.5% and 72.0%, respectively. High TC (> or =240 mg/dl) and very high TG (> or =500 mg/dl) and LDL (> or =190 mg/dl) were found in 8.8%, 2.6% and 5.8% of participants, respectively. Higher HDL level (40 mg/dl) was seen in 60.0% of the total population. Higher percentage of women than men (65.3% vs 52.2%) had >40 mg/dl HDL level. Nornal lipid profile (TC <200 mg/dl, TG <150 mg/dl, LDL <129 mg/dl, HDL >40 mg/dl) was seen in 26.7% of participants, and was higher in females (32.1%) than in males (18.3%). The overall mean cholesterol level was within normal limit. Mean LDL level showed increasing trend with age and about one fourth of participants had normal lipid profile.
authors.affiliation: Sahid Gangalal Nat'l Heart Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal. yrlimbu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Limbu
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: J-I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Yanagida
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gurung
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids