title: Management Status of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors for Dyslipidemia among Korean Adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes are well-established risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study investigated the prevalence and management status of these factors for dyslipidemia among Korean adults aged 30 years old and older.
  
  
  METHODS
  The prevalence and management status of dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes were analyzed among 12229 subjects (≥30 years) participating in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey 2010-2012. Dyslipidemia was defined according to treatment criteria rather than diagnostic criteria in Korea. Therefore, hyper-low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterolemia was defined if LDL cholesterol levels exceeded the appropriate risk-based threshold established by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The age-standardized prevalence was highest for dyslipidemia (39.6%), followed by hypertension (32.8%) and diabetes (9.8%). The lowest patient awareness was found for dyslipidemia (27.9%). The treatment rate was 66.5% for diabetes and 57.3% for hypertension, but only 15.7% for dyslipidemia. The control rate among those undergoing treatment was highest for hypertension (64.2%), followed by dyslipidemia (59.2%) and diabetes (22.1%). The higher the risk levels of CVD were, the lower the control rate of dyslipidemia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While the prevalence of dyslipidemia was higher than hypertension and diabetes, awareness and treatment rates thereof were lower. Higher CVD-risk categories showed lower control rates of dyslipidemia. In order to improve awareness and control rates of dyslipidemia, diagnostic criteria should be reconciled with treatment targets based on cardiovascular risk in Korean populations.
authors.affiliation: School of Business Administration, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jongseok
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea. shjane@kangwon.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Heejeong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea. ohryu30@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ohk Hyun
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Ryu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001364:Awareness; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL
keywords: Management; diabetes mellitus; dyslipidemia; hypertension