Endocrinol Metab.  2017 Mar;32(1):30-35. 10.3803/EnM.2017.32.1.30.

Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Dyslipidemia in Koreans

• Jeong JS
• Kwon HS

• KMID: 2413283
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2017.32.1.30

Abstract

The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Koreans 30 years old and over was 19.5% in 2015 according to the Korean Nutrition and Health Examination Survey, which means that one-fifth of adults had hypercholesterolemia. The prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia in adults 30 years of age and older was 16.8% in 2015, and men had a 2-fold higher prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia than women (23.9% vs. 10.4%). The awareness of hypercholesterolemia in Koreans was higher in women than among men (62.4% vs. 51.4%). It increased with age; the level of awareness in participants 30 to 49 years of age (32.1% in men and 32.6% in women) was less than half of that observed among respondents ≥65 years old (77.5% in men and 78.0% in women). Regular check-ups for dyslipidemia and the active management thereof are urgent in Korean men aged 30 to 49. In women, the perimenopausal period is crucial for the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome, including dyslipidemia. Overall, improvements in awareness and treatment in the age group of 30 to 49 years in both men and women remain necessary.

Keyword

Dyslipidemias; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertriglyceridemia; Metabolic syndrome

MeSH Terms

Adult
Dyslipidemias*
Female
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertriglyceridemia
Male
Prevalence*
Surveys and Questionnaires

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