title: Blood lipid profiles and factors associated with dyslipidemia assessed by a point-of-care testing device in an outpatient setting: A large-scale cross-sectional study in Southern China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To promote the concept of POCT and to investigate dyslipidemia in Guangzhou, China, we performed a study examining blood lipids assessed by POCT and reported factors associated with dyslipidemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  This multicenter, cross-sectional study enrolled outpatients from 9 Guangzhou hospitals from May through September 2013. After informed consent was obtained, the following information was collected: age; gender; the presence of diabetes mellitus, obesity, and hypertension as well as current use of cigarettes or alcohol. Patients were asked to fast for 8h before the blood examination performed on a POCT device, the CardioChek PA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 4012 patients enrolled (1544 males, 2468 females; mean age 60.35±9.41 years), 1993 (49.7%) patients had dyslipidemia, but only 101 (5.1%) took statins. The multivariate tests of associations between demographic variables, comorbidities, and the risk of having dyslipidemia found that the significant predictors of dyslipidemia were male gender, age ≥60 years, being a current smoker or alcohol drinker, and hypertension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most dyslipidemia patients in Guangzhou remain untreated. POCT in China is feasible, and its widespread use might improve dyslipidemia awareness, treatment and control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Second Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Pei-dong
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Second Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Lin-yun
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Second Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: gyzjsn@163.com.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Gong-xin
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Li-zi
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: xnkd010@163.com.
authors.forename: Ying-feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000067716:Point-of-Care Testing; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids
keywords: China; Dyslipidemia; Outpatients; Point-of-care testing; Risk factors