Prevalence of hyperlipidemia among physical examinees in Shenyang municipality

Objective To investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia among physical examinees in Shenyang city to provide a basis for the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia.Methods Medical records of 109 770 physical examinees aged 18-90 years from 2004 to 2013 were collected from a hospital and analyzed retrospectively.Excel software and SPSS 20.0 were adopted in data analysis.Results The overall prevalence rate of hyperlipidemia in the physical examinees was 49.8%(54 686/109 770)and the prevalence in the males was higher than that in the females(55.3%vs.40.0%).The prevalence rates were 64.1% and 63.7% for the male physical examinees aged 40-49 and 50-59 years and those were 66.5%,74.2%,and 73.9%for the female physical examinees aged 50-59,60-69,and 70-79 years.Conclusion The prevalence rate of hyperlipidemia among adult physical examinees in Shenyang municipality is at a high level and the prevalence rate of the male physical examinees was significantly higher than that of the female,with different prevalences among the physical examinees of different age.