[Distribution of lipid disorders in the inhabitants of Tehran University of medical sciences]

Introduction: hyperlipidemia is a major cardiovascular risk factor. This survey has been performed to determine the prevalence of hyperlipidemia in the 17th zone of Tehran

Methods: 1573 individuals 25-64 aged were recruited from the inhabitants of the 17th zone of Tehran through one stage cluster sampling. Standard questionnaires were filled out for all of the participants. Lipid profile was categorized according to the NCEP:ATP III criteria

Results: 59% had ideal cholesterol levels, 27.1% borderline and 13.9% had high cholesterol levels. Hypercholesterolemia was more prevalent in women than men. 55% had ideal LDL-cholesterol level. Prevalence of hyper-LDL [>160mg/dl] was 2.3%. Hyper LDL was more prevalent in women than men [p<0.001]. Prevalence of hypo-HDL was 13.8% and it was more common in men than women [p<0.001]. 33.4% had high triglyceride levels

Conclusion: prevalence of dyslipidemia in this area of Tehran is not as high as that obtained from other urban studies. This fact should be considered in the future interventional programs which focus on noncommunicable disease management

[Evaluation of prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in inhabitants of Tehran University of medical sciences population lab]

Introduction: metabolic syndrome includes obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, glucose intolerance, hypertension and lipid profile abnormalities. The risk of cardiovascular diseases with this syndrome is higher than every components alone. In view of its burden and high mortality rate, this syndrome should be noted

Methods: the 25-64 aged individuals in 17th zone of Tehran were studied. It was designed according to the WHO MONICA [Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease] project using the ATP III criteria. The parameters have been used for the risk analysis were Waist Circumference [WC], fasting serum triglycerides [TG], high density lipoprotein-cholesterol [HDL-C], blood pressure [BP] and fasting plasma glucose [FPG]

Results: the crude prevalence rate of the metabolic syndrome was 29.9% and the age-adjusted prevalence was 27.5%. The prevalence increased with age. The highest prevalence among different age-groups was seen in women aged 55-64 years. In the whole population, the most metabolic abnormalities were hypertriglyceridemia and hypertension that were present in more than half of the population. The people with metabolic syndrome had higher BMI than rest

Conclusion: results demonstrate high metabolic syndrome rate among target population specially in women. In view. of correlation between metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, it must be the priority of interventional preventive measures. Improving the diet, changing the lifestyle and increasing physical activity can be helpful