Shashank Joshi|Ranjit Mohan Anjana|Mohan Deepa|Rajendra Pradeepa|Anil Bhansali|Vinay K. Dhandania|Prashant Joshi|Ranjit Unnikrishnan|Elangovan Nirmal|R. Subashini|Sri Venkata Madhu|Paturi Vishnupriya Rao|Ashok Kumar Das|Tanvir Kaur|Deepak Shukla|Viswanathan Mohan
Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Urban and Rural India: The ICMR–INDIAB Study
Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre|Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre|Madras Diabetes Research Foundation|Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre|Madras Diabetes Research Foundation|Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre|Madras Diabetes Research Foundation|Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research|Diabetes Care and Research Foundation|Government Medical College|Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre|Madras Diabetes Research Foundation|Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre|Madras Diabetes Research Foundation|Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre|Madras Diabetes Research Foundation|University College of Medical Sciences|Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital|Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences|Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research|Indian Council of Medical Research|Indian Council of Medical Research|Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre|Madras Diabetes Research Foundation
study pattern prevalence dyslipidemia large representative sample four selected regions indiaphase indian council medical researchindia diabetes icmrindiab study conducted representative population three states india tamil nadu maharashtra jharkhand one union territory chandigarh covered population 213 million people using stratified multistage sampling design recruit individuals 20 years age study subjects n 16607 underwent anthropometric measurements oral glucose tolerance tests done using capillary blood except selfreported diabetes addition every 5th subject n 2042 fasting venous sample collected assayed lipids dyslipidemia diagnosed using national cholesterol education programme ncep guidelinesof subjects studied 139 hypercholesterolemia 295 hypertriglyceridemia 723 low hdlc 118 high ldlc levels 79 abnormalities one lipid parameters regional disparity exists highest rates hypercholesterolemia observed tamilnadu 183 highest rates hypertriglyceridemia chandigarh 386 highest rates low hdlc jharkhand 768 highest rates high ldlc tamilnadu 158 except low hdlc state maharashtra states urban residents highest prevalence lipid abnormalities compared rural residents low hdlc common lipid abnormality 723 four regions studied 449 subjects present isolated abnormality common significant risk factors dyslipidemia included obesity diabetes dysglycemiathe prevalence dyslipidemia high india calls urgent lifestyle intervention strategies prevent manage important cardiovascular risk factor