Awareness, treatment, control, and determinants of dyslipidemia among adults in China
Date
2021
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Scientific Reports
Abstract
Efective management of dyslipidemia is important. This study aimed to determine the awareness,
treatment, control, and determinants of dyslipidemia in middle-aged and older Chinese adults in
China. Using data from the 2015 China National Stroke Screening and Prevention Project (CNSSPP),
a nationally representative sample of 135,403 Chinese adults aged 40 years or more were included
in this analysis. Dyslipidemia was defned by the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education
Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults
fnal report (NCEP-ATP III) and the 2016 Chinese guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia in
adults. Models were constructed to adjust for subjects’ characteristics with bivariate and multivariable
logistic regression analyses. Overall, 51.1% of the subjects were women. Sixty-four percent were
aware of their condition, of whom 18.9% received treatment, and of whom 7.2% had adequately
controlled dyslipidemia. Dyslipidemia treatment was higher in men from rural areas than their urban
counterparts. The multivariable logistic regression models revealed that women, urban residents,
and general obesity were positively related to awareness. Women, married respondents, and current
drinkers had higher odds of treatment. Age group, overweight, general obesity, urban residence, and
women were independent determinants of control. Dyslipidemia awareness rate was moderately
high, but treatment and control rates were low. Results can be used to develop policies and health
promotion strategies with special focus on middle-aged and older adults.
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Efective management, Dyslipidemia, Treatment, Control, Determinants