title: Trend in prevalence of uncontrolled total serum cholesterol for cardio-cerebro-vascular disease in a mediterranean area, 1988/89-2008/09.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine trends of uncontrolled total serum cholesterol, treatment and control in a Mediterranean region (Campania).
  
  
  METHODS
  We considered and compared the data collected as part of "Montecorvino Rovella Project" 1988-1989 and cross-sectional data from the two phases of the "VIP Project-Valle dell'Irno Prevenzione": 1998-1999 (1(st) phase) and 2008-2009 (2(nd) phase), in the 35-74-year-old-population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data show a reduction of mean cholesterolemia in the last twenty years of 7.3 mg/dL for men and unchanged values for women. In the three surveys the mean values for serum cholesterol are in men: 205.2 ± 47.1 mg/dL (1988/89), 200 ± 38.9 mg/dL (1998/99) and 197.9 ± 40.2 mg/dL (2008/09); in the women: 203.1 ± 42.5 mg/dL (1988/89), 198.9 ± 37.9 mg/dL (1998/99) and 203.3 ± 39.3 mg/dL (2008/09). Prevalence of uncontrolled high cholesterol ≥ 240 mg/dL for men decreased from 20.8% (1988/89) to 14.3% (1998/99) and 13.9% (2008/9), P = 0.002; for women the values decreased from 19.9% (1988/89), to 18.2% (1998/99) and 18.1% (2008/09), P = 0.007. Is statistically increased the number of patients treated and those treated to target.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Encouraging increases in awareness, treatment, and control of hypercholesterolemia occurred from 1988 through 2008. Nevertheless, control of hypercholesterolemia remains poor.
authors: Vincenzo Capuano, Norman Lamaida, Ernesto Capuano, Rocco Capuano, Elisabetta Notari, Anna Grazia Iannone, Federica Marchese, Matteo Sonderegger, Eduardo Capuano, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital of Salerno-Mercato S. Severino Hospital, 30-84080 Salerno, Italy.
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Capuano
authors: Norman
authors: N
authors: Lamaida
authors: Ernesto
authors: E
authors: Capuano
authors: Maria Immacolata
authors: MI
authors: Borrelli
authors: Rocco
authors: R
authors: Capuano
authors: Elisabetta
authors: E
authors: Notari
authors: Anna Grazia
authors: AG
authors: Iannone
authors: Federica
authors: F
authors: Marchese
authors: Matteo
authors: M
authors: Sonderegger
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Capuano
keywords: Drug; Heart disease; Hypercholesterolemia; Mediterranean diet; Southern Italy