title: Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its control in type 2 diabetes: A multicenter study in endocrinology clinics of China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess the levels of serum lipid and awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients from top-ranked endocrinology clinics in large cities of China.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study in a representative sample of 4807 Chinese adults 40 to 75 years of age was conducted during 2010 to 2011 at 20 endocrinology clinics in top-ranked hospitals covering most of the major cities of China. Serum lipid levels were measured, and treatment of dyslipidemia was recorded and assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the present study, the prevalence of dyslipidemia was 67.1% in T2DM subjects. Among those with dyslipidemia, the proportion of awareness and treatment was 68.7% and 55.9%. Among participants with lipid-lowering therapy, 686 subjects achieved the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) control less than 2.60 mmol/L, with the rate being 39.4%. In those patients with previous cardiovascular disease, the percentage of participants who achieved LDL-C goal (1.80 mmol/L) was 15.3%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of dyslipidemia is high, and the awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia are relatively low in Chinese T2DM patients. This calls for the awareness and intervention of dyslipidemia in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: hfxyl@163.net.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Ming Tong
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA 306 Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhang Rong
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Qing Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nangjing Medical University, Nangjing, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhehaote, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yong Jian
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang, China.
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
authors.forename: Zuo Jie
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wei Gang
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
authors.forename: You Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhen Fang
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Wei Qing
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, the Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Metabolic Diseases Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Peng Hua
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Xing Wu
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Yan Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Hua Zhang
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Provincial hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: chenwq@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wei Qing
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: gning@sibs.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ning
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002947:Cities / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004704:Endocrinology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: Awareness; Dyslipidemia; Prevalence; Serum lipid levels; Type 2 diabetes