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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia among adults aged over 30 years in a rural area of north Kerala, India: a cross-sectional study
Ottapura Prabhakaran Aslesh1, Anandabhavan Kumaran Jayasree2, Usha Karunakaran2, Anidil Kizhakinakath Venugopalan2, Binoo Divakaran2, Thekkel Raghavannair Mayamol2, Charappilli Bhaskaran Sunil2, Kizhakkedathu Joseph Minimol2, Kannankai Shalini2, Ganesh Bhagyanath Mallar2, Thazhathe Peedika Mubarack Sani2
1 Thrissur Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
2 Department of Community Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kannur, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Ottapura Prabhakaran Aslesh
Thrissur Government Medical College, MG Kavu, Thrissur, Kerala 680596
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2224-3151.206557 PMID: 28604401 
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Background: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in India. In order to reduce the burden of the disease, it is important to know the level of modifiable risk factors in the population. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia and associated factors among the population aged over 30 years in a rural area in north Kerala, India.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out to find the prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia among 533 residents of Kulappuram village. The fasting blood glucose level, total serum cholesterol level, blood pressure and body mass index of the residents were also assessed. The significance of association of hypercholesterolaemia with age, sex, body mass index and blood pressure was tested using the chi-squared test. Logistic regression was carried out to estimate the adjusted odds ratios (OR).
Results: The prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia was 63.8%. It was more prevalent in women (adjusted OR: 1.56; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07-2.27), in those with body mass index in the range 23.0-24.9 kg/m2 (adjusted OR: 1.78; 95% CI: 1.04-3.02) and in those with blood pressure >140/90 mmHg (adjusted OR: 1.62; 95% CI: 1.1-2.38).
Conclusion: The prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia is high in the study population. |
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