Serum lipids during 20 years in the Tehran lipid and glucose study: prevalence, trends and impact on non-communicable diseases

ABSTRACT

Context dyslipidemia, including elevated serum total cholesterol [TC], low density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C], and triglycerides [TG], and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C] is a major modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases [NCDs]. This review summarizes many of the key findings on lipid measures in the Tehran lipid and glucose study [TLGS], a large scale community-based study with an approximately two decade follow-up