title: Prevalence and factors associated with dyslipidemia after liver transplantation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to determine the prevalence of abnormal total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides in patients undergoing liver transplantation (LTx) and to identify predictors of these disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients undergoing LTx. Demographic, socioeconomic, clinical, anthropometric and dietetic data were collected to determine the association with dyslipidemia using univariate and multivariate statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  136 patients were evaluated, 68.1% of which had at least one type of dyslipidemia. The triglyceride level was high in 32.4% of cases, with low HDL in 49.3% of patients and high LDL levels in only 8.8%. High total cholesterol was observed in 16.2% of the study population and was associated with the recommendation for transplantation due to ethanolic cirrhosis (OR = 2.7) and a greater number of hours slept per night (OR = 1.5).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  many patients presented dyslipidemia after transplantation, demonstrating the need for interventions in relation to modifiable factors associated with dyslipidemias that can mitigate or prevent these disorders.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Hélem de Sena
authors.initials: Hde S
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Adult Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucilene Rezende
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Anastácio
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Sciences applied to Surgery and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lívia Garcia
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: University of Itaúna, Itaúna, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Erika Barbosa
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Lagares
authors.affiliation: Alfa Institute of Gastroenterology, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Agnaldo Soares
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Alfa Institute of Gastroenterology, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Correia
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides