摘要：The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of unrecognized dyslipidaemia and a specific correlation between lipid values and age, gender or ethnic origin in the study population. This retrospective cross-sectional study included 311 subjects who had their lipid profiles checked for the first time in a private hospital in Dubai in a six month – period. The analysis shows an increased prevalence of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) hypercholesterolemia with relatively higher Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-c) values in male subjects (p origin group (p discordance between the percentages of elevated LDL-c and Total cholesterol (T-c) signifies the role of the LDL-c/non- HDL-c as the main surrogate for dyslipidaemia as a risk for atherosclerosis, and as a primary target of therapy.
关键词：dyslipidaemia; LDL cholesterol; HDL cholesterol; prevalence; United Arab Emirates
