Analysis of the lipid profile of elderly women in Curitiba - Parana.
Arq Bras Cardiol
; 90(5): 299-304, 2008 May.
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em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18516398
BACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia is considered one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is more frequent in older individuals. However, evidence suggests that a large number of elderly individuals is not aware of their lipid profile status; additionally, many of them do not have access to adequate treatment. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the lipid profile and the frequency of lipid-lowering therapy use in elderly women from the city of Curitiba, state of Parana, Brazil. METHODS: The sample consisted of 312 women (mean age = 68.8; SD = 6.0 years). The lipid profile was determined by plasma levels of total cholesterol (TC), high-density cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides (TG). The number of subjects that reported being on lipid-lowering therapy was self-reported; therefore, the groups were divided into two subgroups, satisfactory and unsatisfactory. RESULTS: A high prevalence of individuals with unsatisfactory levels of lipid profile components was observed in the group that self-reported not being on lipid-lowering therapy; of these, 74.2% of women with CVD presented levels above the LDL-C goal. On the other hand, 45.8 to 49.3% of the individuals from the group that self-reported being on lipid-lowering therapy had unsatisfactory values of TC, TG and LDL-C, and 25.4% had HDL-C levels lower than 40.0 mg/dl. CONCLUSION: The results of this investigation indicate a high prevalence of elderly women, regardless of self-reports of being on lipid-lowering therapy, with an unsatisfactory lipid profile, mainly related to LDL-C goal for those individuals with CVD.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Hiperlipidemias
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Lipídeos
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Hipolipemiantes
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Arq Bras Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Brasil