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Plasma lipids in a rural population of Bangladesh.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16926676     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Plasma lipids are associated with cardiovascular diseases. Population-based data on plasma lipids are scarce in Bangladesh. METHODS: We investigated plasma lipid levels in a rural population of Bangladesh in 2001. Fasting blood was collected in 447 adults (157 men and 290 women) aged 20-79 years (mean+/-standard deviation 40+/-11 years in men, and 39+/-10 in women). RESULTS: The mean total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, triglycerides and total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio levels were 182+/-56, 39+/-10, 115+/-53, 139+/-72 mg/dl and 4.8+/-1.8, respectively. The prevalence of abnormal lipid levels were as follows: hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol > or =240 mg/dl) 16.1%, high LDL cholesterol (> or =160 mg/dl) 20.4%, low HDL cholesterol (<40 mg/dl) 66.4%, hypertriglyceridemia (> or =200 mg/dl) 15.0% and total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio (>5.5) 32.7%. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of dyslipidemias, especially in the case of low HDL cholesterol, appears to be high even in this rural population of Bangladesh.
Authors:
M Mostafa Zaman; Sohel R Choudhury; Jasimuddin Ahmed; Nobuo Yoshiike; Sharkar M Numan; M Sadequl Islam; Kawsar Parvin; Ferdous Hakim
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1741-8267     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil     Publication Date:  2006 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-08-23     Completed Date:  2006-09-08     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101192000     Medline TA:  Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  444-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Center for Control of Rheumatic Fever and Heart Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh. zamanm@whoban.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Bangladesh / epidemiology
Cholesterol / blood*
Female
Humans
Hyperlipidemias / blood,  epidemiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Rural Population
Triglycerides / blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Triglycerides; 57-88-5/Cholesterol

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