Prevalence of dyslipidemia, treatment rate and its control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Northwest China: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: Lipids in health and disease Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Li, Jiahang, Nie, Zhenxing, Ge, Zhongli, Shi, Lei, Gao, Bin, Yang, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 25.08.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Care and treatment; Cholesterol; Chronic illnesses; Complications and side effects; Control; Cross-sectional studies; Developing countries; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetic retinopathy; Dyslipidemia; Dyslipidemias; Hemoglobin; High density lipoprotein; Hypertension; LDCs; Lipids; Low density lipoprotein; Medical records; Metabolic disorders; Patients; Prevalence; Risk factors; Statins; Treatment; Type 2 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; China

Background The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is high in China, especially in Northwest China, and dyslipidemia in diabetes is a major factor at risk for CVD. The dyslipidemia prevalence, treatment and control among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Northwest China were investi...