Dyslipidemia in Patients with a Cardiovascular Risk and Disease at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon
Joint Authors
Ngo Nonga, Bernadette
Moor Ama, Vicky Jocelyne
Ndongo Amougou, Sylvie
Ombotto, Sebastien
Ntone, Felicien
Wouamba, Doriane Edna
Source
International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To determine the frequency of lipid abnormalities in patients with a cardiovascular risk and disease at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) of Yaoundé.
Materials and Methods.
We conducted a cross-sectional study from 1 March to 31 May 2015 at the UTH of Yaoundé.
We included all patients seen in the outpatient department with a diagnosis of a cardiovascular disease or a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Patients who accepted to participate in the study were asked to answer a questionnaire; after that a blood sample was taken for lipid profile.
An informed consent was signed by all the participants and the study has received approval from the national ethic committee.
Results.
We recruited 264 patients of which 119 were men and 145 were women with a sex ratio of 0.82.
Mean age was 61.36 years.
The frequency of lipid profiles abnormalities was as follows: low HDL cholesterol (44.3%), hypertriglyceridemia (18.9%), high LDL cholesterol (3.8%), and high total cholesterol 3.4%).
Hypertriglyceridemia was strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Conclusion.
Low levels of HDL cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia are more prevalent in our study population.
More studies are needed to confirm this finding in our environment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moor Ama, Vicky Jocelyne& Ndongo Amougou, Sylvie& Ombotto, Sebastien& Ntone, Felicien& Wouamba, Doriane Edna& Ngo Nonga, Bernadette. 2017. Dyslipidemia in Patients with a Cardiovascular Risk and Disease at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon. International Journal of Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moor Ama, Vicky Jocelyne…[et al.]. Dyslipidemia in Patients with a Cardiovascular Risk and Disease at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon. International Journal of Vascular Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Moor Ama, Vicky Jocelyne& Ndongo Amougou, Sylvie& Ombotto, Sebastien& Ntone, Felicien& Wouamba, Doriane Edna& Ngo Nonga, Bernadette. Dyslipidemia in Patients with a Cardiovascular Risk and Disease at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon. International Journal of Vascular Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169802
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1169802