Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of dyslipidemia in older persons in urban and rural population in the Astana region, Kazakhstan

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of dyslipidemia in older persons in urban and rural population in the Astana region, Kazakhstan

Abstract Background Despite high cardiovascular mortality in Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union, there is limited information about major risk factors, including blood lipids. We investigated the prevalence of impaired concentrations of blood lipids, the awareness, treatment and cont...

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Main Authors: Adil Supiyev, Talgat Nurgozhin, Zhaxybay Zhumadilov, Anne Peasey, Jaroslav A. Hubacek, Martin Bobak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hypercholesterolemia
Dyslipidemia
Socioeconomic factors
Central Asian countries
Kazakhstan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4629-5

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