Prevalence of dyslipidemia and associated risk factors in adults in Gansu province

Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of adult dyslipidemia in Gansu province. Methods A total of 31,417 people from the Han, Hui, Tibetan, Yugu, Dongxiang and Baoan ethnic groups in Gansu province, China were selected by stratified cluster random sampling, and the prevalence and risk factors of adult dyslipidemia were analyzed based on such sample. Results Of the recruits studied, the standardized rate of high total cholesterol (TC) was 6.6%, of high triglyceride (TG) was 20.3%, of high low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was 3.6%, and of low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was 19.7%. The standardized rate of prevalence of dyslipidemia was 36.8%. The prevalence of dyslipidemia was higher in urban population than in rural population with statistical significance (P