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BackgroundDyslipidemia is a prominent cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and it is one of the modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia. MethodsA total of 9989 participants of every age were enrolled in the study. Enzymatic colorimetric techniques were used to examine the serum levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides. Dyslipidemia was defined based on serum lipids levels following the standard guidelines by National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III. Results Data of 9989 patients presented with signs and symptoms of dyslipidemia referred to Benazir Bhutto Hospital Rawalpindi for the Lipid profile assessment in the previous 7 years (2015-2022), were retrieved from HMIS. Of the adult subjects, 4283(44 .7%) were males and 5305 (55.3%) were females while 401(4%) were subjects under 19 years of age. Females have significantly high concentrations of cholesterol median (min-max) 203.25(48-1157) vs 196.95(2-924).Mann Whitney U p value 0.0001.No significant difference was observed for the concentrations of triglycerides and distribution of age in both genders. A highly significant difference was observed in concentrations of cholesterol and triglycerides in different age groups.Kruskal Wallise H 145.09 p-value 0.0001,Kruskal Wallise H 17151.09 p-value 0.0001,respectively.ConclusionDyslipidemia is very common.These findings imply that measures to increase public awareness are necessary to prevent and manage dyslipidemia in people.
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