Distribution of Lipids and Prevalence of Dyslipidemia among Indian Expatriates in Qatar
Table 2
Prevalence of Dyslipidemia among Indian Expatriates in Qatar, by gender and age.
Total number
Total
Cholesterol, >200 mg/dL
Triglycerides, >150 mg/dL
HDL-C, <40/50 mg/dL
LDL-C, >130 mg/dL
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Total
4483
1928
43.0
1912
42.7
2293
51.1
1761
39.3
Men
3891
1741
44.7
1782
45.8
1904
48.9
1591
40.9
20-29
455
190
41.8
173
38.0
226
49.7
179
39.3
30-39
1744
824
47.2
878
50.3
917
52.6
740
42.4
40-49
1157
540
46.7
529
45.7
544
47.0
484
41.8
50-59
462
165
35.7
181
39.2
192
41.6
167
36.1
60-69
73
22
30.1
21
28.8
25
34.2
21
28.8
Chi-square
29.34
42.29
27.44
11.23
valuesignificant
<0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.02
Women
592
187
31.6
130
22.0
389
65.7
170
28.7
20-29
122
19.0
15.6
15.0
12.3
80.0
65.6
23.0
18.9
30-39
236
66.0
28.0
45.0
19.1
158.0
66.9
63.0
26.7
40-49
155
62.0
40.0
40.0
25.8
101.0
65.2
54.0
34.8
50-59
69
36.0
52.2
26.0
37.7
45.0
65.2
27.0
39.1
60-69
10
4.0
40.0
4.0
40.0
5.0
50.0
3.0
30.0
Chi-square (age groups)
34.85
20.99
1.285
12.77
value significant
0.0001
0.0003
0.8639
0.01
Chi-Square (men/women)
36.29
119.4
57.87
31.92
valuesignificant
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001
Age and gender-specific prevalence of dyslipidemia in the study population: Indian expatriate men and women showed a significant association of prevalence of dyslipidemias for total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, value < 0.05. Among women, the correlation with age is not significant for the prevalence of HDL-C dyslipidemias, value > 0.05.
