title: LIPID PROFILE OF POLISH PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS AGED 35-55 YEARS LIVING IN THE DISTRICT OF PLESZEW.
abstract: In Poland, more than half of the adult population suffers from lipid disorders. Among the 18 million Polish people with hypercholesterolemia, over 10.8 million are unaware of this problem. To estimate the lipid profile of selected primary care patients in the district of Pleszew (Western Poland), general practitioners (GPs) recruited 681 patients aged 35-55 years in 2011. Fasting serum lipids were evaluated. We found statistically significant differences in all lipid parameters between all younger (35-45 years) and older (46-55 years) patients, between all female and male subjects, between women and men ages 35-45 years; in total cholesterol (TC), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides (TG) between younger and older female population; in HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and TG between women and men ages 46-55 years. Dyslipidemia, both, newly detected and previously treated, was detected in 591 patients (86.8%): 322 females (84.3%) and 269 males (90.0%). The highest percentage of lipid disorders was found in males aged 46-55 years (91.9%) and the lowest among women aged 35-45 years (78.0%). Age and gender differences in the prevalence of dyslipidemia proved of statistical importance. Among 155 patients on lipid-lowering therapy, only 28 subjects (18.1%) reached the target value of serum lipids. The prevalence of lipid disorders among primary care patients aged 35-55 years in the district of Pleszew was significantly high, and it was proved that dyslipidemia is statistically prominent in males and older patients. Polish healthcare professionals should make more efforts to improve the detection and treatment of lipid disorders.
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matyjaszczyk
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zaporowska-STACHOWIAK
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostrzewska
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Piorunek
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Minczykowskp
authors.forename: Wieslaw
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bryl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015897:Comorbidity; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008055:Lipids