title: Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of dyslipidemia among adults in northwestern China: the cardiovascular risk survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia in Xinjiang, China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Stratified sampling method was used to select a representative sample of the general population including Chinese Han, Uygur, and Kazak in this geographic area. Seven cities were chosen. Based on the government records of registered residences, one participant was randomly selected from each household. The eligibility criterion for the study was ≥ 35 years of age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 14,618 participants (5,757 Han, 4,767 Uygur, and 4,094 Kazak), were randomly selected from 26 villages in 7 cities. The prevalence of dyslipidemia was 52.72% in the all participants. The prevalence of dyslipidemia was higher in Han than that in the other two ethnic (58.58% in Han, 48.27% in Uygur, and 49.60% in Kazak, P < 0.000). The prevalence of dyslipidemia was higher in men than that in women (56.4% vs. 49.3%, P < 0.000). Among the participants with dyslipidemia, the proportion of those who aware, treat, control of dyslipidemia were 53.67%, 22.51%, 17.09% in Han, 42.19%, 27.78%, 16.20% in Uygur, 37.02%, 21.11%, 17.77% in Kazak.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dyslipidemia is highly prevalent in Xinjiang. The proportion of participants with dyslipidemia who were aware, treated, and controlled is unacceptably low. These results underscore the urgent need to develop national strategies to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of dyslipidemia in Xinjiang.
authors.forename: Jun-yi
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. myt-xj@163.com.
authors.forename: Yi-Tong
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Zi-xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yi-Ning
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Fen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiao-mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bang-dang
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires