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Awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia in rural South Africa: The HAALSI (Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa) study

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  • Sheridan Reiger
  • Thiago Veiga Jardim
  • Shafika Abrahams-Gessel
  • Nigel J Crowther
  • Alisha Wade
  • F Xavier Gomez-Olive
  • Joshua Salomon
  • Stephen Tollman
  • Thomas A Gaziano

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Dyslipidemia is a primary driver for chronic cardiovascular conditions and there is no comprehensive literature about its management in South Africa. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia in rural South Africa and how they are impacted by different behaviors and non-modifiable factors. To fulfill this objective we recruited for this cohort study adults aged ≥40 years residing in the Agincourt sub-district of Mpumalanga Province. Data collection included socioeconomic and clinical data, anthropometric measures, blood pressure (BP), HIV-status, point-of-care glucose and lipid levels. Framingham CVD Risk Score was ascribed to patients based upon categories for 10 year cardiovascular risk of low (

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  • Sheridan Reiger & Thiago Veiga Jardim & Shafika Abrahams-Gessel & Nigel J Crowther & Alisha Wade & F Xavier Gomez-Olive & Joshua Salomon & Stephen Tollman & Thomas A Gaziano, 2017. "Awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia in rural South Africa: The HAALSI (Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa) study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(10), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0187347
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187347
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