PMID: 8983379Oct 15, 1996Paper

Dyslipemia in a population with a high rate of cardiovascular mortality

Atencion primaria
M González Cabré

Abstract

To investigate the prevalence of dyslipaemias and the mean concentration of cholesterol in the blood of a specific community in a county which has double the rate of mortality from cardio-circulatory disease than the rate observed in the rest of Catalonia over the same period of time. A descriptive and retrospective study. The Pallars Sobirá Health District (Lieida). 1,131 patients with primary care medical records, aged 20 or over, with two consecutive blood analyses, included in the 1991 census and with six inclusion criteria. Variables were age, total cholesterol and triglycerides. Calculation of sample variance and Student's test were used. 586 patients between 20 and 64 (group I) and 545 over 65 (group II) were included. The results were: hypercholesterolaemia (cholesterol figure limit: 250 mg/dl) as the commonest dyslipaemia with overall prevalence of 43.32%, and a mean concentration of cholesterol in blood (mg/dl) of 234 for group I; and 242 for group II. 1) The prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia roundly exceeds the average recorded across Catalonia. 2) The mean concentration of cholesterol in blood is a long way above the objectives for the year 2000 defined in the Health Plan for Catalonia.

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