Distribution of Lipids and Prevalence of Dyslipidemia among Indian Expatriates in Qatar

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Age group-specific trend of prevalence of dyslipidemia among Indian expatriate men and women. (a–d) Comparison of prevalence of dyslipidemia for various lipids in different age groups among men and women. Prevalence of dyslipidemia for total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL-C cholesterol is higher in men at younger age groups than women, value < 0.0001. The mean TC, TG, and LDL-C in women showed a modest rise and supersede the levels in men at 50-59 years age group. After 60 years, the mean levels are decreasing in both genders except TG. The prevalence of HDL-C dyslipidemia is higher in women at all age groups, and a declining trend is noted in both genders ( value < 0.0001).

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