Lipid profile frequency and the prevalence of dyslipidaemia from biochemical tests at Saint Louis University Hospital in Senegal

The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of lipid profile requests and the prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients at the biochemistry laboratory of St. Louis University Hospital, as well as their correlation with sex and age. This was a retrospective study reviewing 14,116 laboratory resu...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2014, Vol.17 (75), p.75-75
Main Authors: Doupa, Dominique, Mbengue, Abdou Salam, Diallo, Fatou Agne, Jobe, Modou, Ndiaye, Arame, Kane, Adama, Diatta, Alassane, Touré, Meissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Chemical Analysis
Child
Child, Preschool
dyslipidaemia
Dyslipidemias - blood
Dyslipidemias - diagnosis
Dyslipidemias - epidemiology
Female
Hospitals, University
Humans
lipid profile
Lipids - blood
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
senegal
Senegal - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of lipid profile requests and the prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients at the biochemistry laboratory of St. Louis University Hospital, as well as their correlation with sex and age. This was a retrospective study reviewing 14,116 laboratory results of patients of both sexes, over a period of six months (January-June 2013) regardless of the indication for the request. The lipid parameters included were: Total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides with normal values defined as follows: Total cholesterol (0,40g/l), LDL- cholesterol (
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2014.17.75.3577