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

Table 1

Mean serum lipids among Indian expatriates in Qatar, by gender and age.

	Number	Total cholesterol, mg/dL		Triglycerides, mg/dL		HDL-C, mg/dL		LDL-C, mg/dL
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Grand Total	4483	195.4	40.5	162.2	111.8	41.5	8.8	121.8	36.5
Men	3891	196.9^a	40.6	168.9^b	114.6	40.6^c	8.3	122.9^d	37.2
20-29	455	192.9	39.4	154.4	92.5	40.3	8.0	121.9	35.3
30-39	1744	199.8	40.8	179.1	128.9	39.8	8.0	124.7	37.4
40-49	1157	198.7	39.9	168.5	106.0	41.2	8.5	123.9	36.9
50-59	462	188.2	40.2	151.4	96.4	42.0	8.7	116.8	37.4
60-69	73	180.7	44.6	133.9	80.3	43.7	9.7	111.0	37.3
IQR		53		94		10		48
Women	592	185.0^a	38.1	117.7^b	78.2	47.1^c	9.8	114.1^d	31.1
20-29	122	172.4	29.1	98.3	52.9	46.7	9.6	106.0	26.1
30-39	236	183.2	35.4	109.2	75.4	47.1	9.8	113.7	30.1
40-49	155	190.1	37.5	127.5	65.2	46.4	9.1	118.1	31.9
50-59	69	203.3	51.6	156.9	125.6	49.4	11.4	122.2	36.2
60-69	10	179.7	43.6	135.9	49.8	50.3	11.5	103.2	42.3
Pearson coefficient		0.206		0.22		0.065		0.124
value		<0.0001		<0.0001		>0.05		<0.005
IQR		52		70		13		44

Comparison of gender-specific serum lipid levels: Indian men had high mean (SD) levels of TC, TG, and LDL-C cholesterol (-test: a, b, and d; ) than women. Indian expatriate women had high mean HDL-C levels (c; ).