Research Article
Dyslipidemia and Associated Risk Factors in the Elderly Population in Asmara, Eritrea: Results from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Frequency of dyslipidemia and isolated and mixed dyslipidemia.
| | Lipid abnormality | Female
(%) | Male
(%) | Difference (%) | Total frequency
(%) |
| | No lipid abnormality | 23 (24.5) | 71 (75.5) | -51.0 | 94 (29.5) | | Isolated dyslipidemias | | One abnormality | | | TC | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | 20.0 | 10 (3.1) | | TG | 3 (27.3) | 8 (72.7) | -45.4 | 11 (3.4) | | HDL-C | 19 (54.3) | 16 (45.7) | 8.60 | 35 (9.7) | | LDL-C | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | -50.0 | 4 (1.3) | | Total | | | | 60 (17.5) | | Mixed dyslipidemias | | Two abnormalities | | TG+low-HDL-C | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | 6.6 | 15 (4.7) | | LDL+low-HL-C | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 50.0 | 8 (2.5) | | TC+TG | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | -9.0 | 11 (3.4) | | TC+LDL-C | 34 (49.3) | 35 (50.7) | -1.40 | 69 (21.6) | | Total | | | | 103 (21.6) | | Three abnormalities | | TG+TC+HDL-C | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | 100 | 4 (1.3) | | TC+TG+LDL | 13 (41.9) | 18 (58.1) | -16.20 | 31 (9.7) | | Total | | | | 35 (11.0) | | Four abnormalities | | TG+TC+HDL-C+LDL-C | 14 (87.5) | 2 (12.5) | 75.0 | 16 (5.0) | | Dyslipidemia | 122 (54.2) | 103 (45.8) | 8.40 | 225 (70.5) |
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LDL: low-density lipoproteins; HDL-C: high-density lipoproteins; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol.
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