Table 5 Prevalence, detection, awareness and treatment of hypercholesterolemia in 1993-2007
From: Diet and serum lipids: changes over socio-economic transition period in Lithuanian rural population
Outcome measures | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1993 | 1999 | 2007 | 1993 | 1999 | 2007 |
Prevalence of HC (TC ≥ 5.0 mmol/l) | 79.1*# | 62.6* | 68.6 | 79.8*# | 62.5 | 66.4 |
Proportion of persons with HC having cholesterol measured during the last 12 months | 4.3*# | 8.8* | 20.5 | 7.7* | 8.5* | 30.3 |
Proportion of persons with HC who were aware of their condition | 0.4*# | 3.6* | 10.5 | 0.9*# | 6.4* | 17.9 |
Proportion of persons with HC who were taking lipid lowering medication | 0.4* | 0.9* | 3.8 | 0.5* | 1.2* | 5.4 |