title: Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its association with other coronary artery disease risk factors among urban population in Southeast of Iran: results of the Kerman coronary artery disease risk factors study (KERCADRS).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Despite the importance of identifying and screening dyslipidemia to prevent coronary artery diseases CAD(Coronary Artery Disease), little information is available on dyslipidemia in our large area. So the present study aimed to assess the management status of lipid abnormalities and its association with other CAD risk factors in an urban population of southeast of Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study was a part of the Kerman coronary artery disease risk factor study KERCADRS (Kerman coronary artery disease risk study) as a population-based, epidemiological research among 5900 individuals aged 15 to 75 years who were residents of Kerman city, the largest city in Southeast of Iran. Lipid profile was assessed using enzymatic laboratory methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total, 5558 persons from 5899 participants were assessed in whom 45.1 % were male and 54.9 % female. Overall 20.9 % had borderline level of cholesterol (200-239 mg/dl) and 8.7 % suffered from hypercholesterolemia (≥240 mg/dl). The prevalence of undiagnosed dyslipidemia (UDL) was 16.8 % and of diagnosed dyslipidemia (DDL) was 13.2 % that both UDL and DDL were more prevalent in women. Also, UDL was more revealed in third and fourth age decades. Advanced age, anxiety, obesity (BMI ≥30 Kg/m2), and family history of dyslipidemia predicted dyslipidemia in study population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The overall prevalence of UDL was higher than of DDL, and was significantly influenced by advanced age, anxiety, obesity, and family history of dyslipidemia. The data showed that our health care management system should improve its strategies to reduce the burden of this important CAD risk factor.
authors: Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Najafipour
authors: Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Mostafa
authors: M
authors: Shokoohi
authors: Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman, Iran ; Department of Internal Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Gholamreza
authors: G
authors: Yousefzadeh
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Cardiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Behzad
authors: B
authors: Sarvar Azimzadeh
authors: Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Gholamreza
authors: G
authors: Moshtaghi Kashanian
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Cardiology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors: Mohamad Mehdi
authors: MM
authors: Bagheri
authors: Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran ; Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA USA.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Mirzazadeh
keywords: Coronary artery disease; Dyslipidemia; KERCADRS; Prediction; Prevalence