Highlights
- 1.We investigated dyslipidemia in the top-ranked hospitals with relatively sufficient medical resources in China.
- 2.The prevalence of dyslipidemia is high and the awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia are relatively low in Chinese T2DM patients
- 3.The situation of comprehensive management in T2DM is beyond optimism in China.
Objective
The aim of this study was to assess the levels of serum lipid and awareness, treatment,
and control of dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients from top-ranked
endocrinology clinics in large cities of China.
Materials and Methods
A cross-sectional study in a representative sample of 4807 Chinese adults 40 to 75 years
of age was conducted during 2010 to 2011 at 20 endocrinology clinics in top-ranked
hospitals covering most of the major cities of China. Serum lipid levels were measured,
and treatment of dyslipidemia was recorded and assessed.
Results
In the present study, the prevalence of dyslipidemia was 67.1% in T2DM subjects. Among
those with dyslipidemia, the proportion of awareness and treatment was 68.7% and 55.9%.
Among participants with lipid-lowering therapy, 686 subjects achieved the low-density
lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) control less than 2.60 mmol/L, with the rate being
39.4%. In those patients with previous cardiovascular disease, the percentage of participants
who achieved LDL-C goal (1.80 mmol/L) was 15.3%.
Conclusion
The prevalence of dyslipidemia is high, and the awareness, treatment, and control
of dyslipidemia are relatively low in Chinese T2DM patients. This calls for the awareness
and intervention of dyslipidemia in these patients.
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Publication history
Published online: October 22, 2015
Accepted:
October 15,
2015
Received:
March 29,
2015
Footnotes
L.Ya. and M.T.X. contributed equally to this work.
Clinical trial registration number: ChiCTR-ECS-11001376.
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