Recent trends in epidemiology of dyslipidemias in India

Dyslipidemia is the most important atherosclerotic risk factor. Review of population based studies in India shows increasing mean total cholesterol levels. Recent studies have reported that high cholesterol is present in 25–30% of urban and 15–20% rural subjects. This prevalence is lower than high-i...

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Main Authors: Rajeev Gupta, Ravinder S. Rao, Anoop Misra, Samin K. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483216308999