title: Trends in lipid profiles among South Korean adults: 2005, 2008 and 2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to investigate recent trends in the prevalence and parameters of dyslipidemia and rates of lipid-lowering medication use in Korean adults. Trends in lipid profiles in subjects with hypertension, diabetes or obesity were also studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2005, 2008 and 2010 were used in this study. A total of 17 009 subjects participated in this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a declining trend in the prevalence of dyslipidemia and an increasing trend in the rates of use of lipid-lowering medication among Korean adults. In both men and women, the age-adjusted mean high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level linearly increased. There was a significantly decreasing trend in the age-adjusted mean triglycerides in women and age-adjusted mean lipid-related ratios in both sexes. The age-adjusted mean total cholesterol level showed a slightly increasing trend and the age-adjusted mean low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was not changed in both sexes. These patterns persisted among subjects not taking lipid-lowering medication. The favorable trends were also observed in subjects with hypertension, diabetes and obesity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study showed favorable trends in the prevalence of dyslipidemia and in several lipid profiles among Korean adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ga Eun
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyungdo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Gyu
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Youn Seon
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seon Mee
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Yhun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Joon
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yang Hyun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Hye
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Hwan
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Do Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents
keywords: cardiovascular risk; cholesterol; dyslipidemia; lipid; lipoprotein; trends