Dyslipidaemia in rural Australia : prevalence, awareness, and adherence to treatment guidelines in the Greater Green Triangle risk factor study Janus, Edward, Tideman, Philip, Dunbar, James, Kilkkinen, Annamari, Bunker, Stephen, Philpot, Benjamin, Tirimacco, Rosy, McNamara, Kevin, Heistaro, Sami and Laatikainen, Tiina 2010, Dyslipidaemia in rural Australia : prevalence, awareness, and adherence to treatment guidelines in the Greater Green Triangle risk factor study, Medical journal of Australia, vol. 192, no. 3, pp. 127-132. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Dyslipidaemia in rural Australia : prevalence, awareness, and adherence to treatment guidelines in the Greater Green Triangle risk factor study Author(s) Janus, Edward Tideman, Philip Dunbar, James orcid.org/0000-0003-0866-4365 Kilkkinen, Annamari Bunker, Stephen Philpot, Benjamin Tirimacco, Rosy McNamara, Kevin orcid.org/0000-0001-6547-9153 Heistaro, Sami Laatikainen, Tiina Journal name Medical journal of Australia Volume number 192 Issue number 3 Start page 127 End page 132 Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing Company Place of publication Sydney, N.S.W. Publication date 2010 ISSN 0025-729X 1326-5377 Summary Objectives: To determine population lipid profiles, awareness of hyperlipidaemia and adherence to Australian lipid management guidelines. Design and setting: Population survey in rural south-eastern Australia, 2004–2006. Participants: Stratified random sample from the electoral roll. Data from 1274 participants (40%) aged 25–74 years were analysed. Main outcome measures: Population mean total, low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TC, LDL-C and HDL-C) and triglyceride (TG) concentrations, prevalence of dyslipidaemia, and treatment according to 2001 and 2005 Australian guideline target levels. Results: Population-adjusted mean TC, TG, LDL-C and HDL-C concentrations were 5.38 mmol/L (95% CI, 5.30–5.45), 1.50 mmol/L (95% CI, 1.43–1.56), 3.23 mmol/L (95% CI, 3.16–3.30) and 1.46 mmol/L (95% CI, 1.44–1.49), respectively. Prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia (TC > 5.5 mmol/L or on treatment) was 48%. Lipid-lowering medication use was reported by 12%. Seventy-seven of 183 participants with established cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes were untreated, and of the 106 treated, 59% reached the target LDL-C. Of those without CVD or diabetes already treated, 38% reached target LDL-C, and 397 participants at high absolute risk did not receive primary prevention. Ninety-five per cent of treated individuals with CVD or diabetes and 86% of others treated had cholesterol measured in the previous year. Sixty-nine per cent of individuals at low risk aged over 45 years had their cholesterol measured within the previous 5 years. Conclusions: A comprehensive national strategy for lowering mean population cholesterol is required, as is better implementation of absolute risk management guidelines — particularly in rural populations. Language eng Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, MJA Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30023646 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Public Health Research, Evaluation, and Policy Cluster Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Link to Related Work Dyslipidaemia in rural Australia : prevalence, awareness, and adherence to treatment guidelines in the Greater Green Triangle risk factor study (deposited 20-06-2021) Greater Green Triangle Risk Factor Study Data Collection (deposited 02-09-2011)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 11 Feb 2010, 10:13:46 EST Thu, 11 Feb 2010, 14:57:33 EST Thu, 11 Feb 2010, 14:59:56 EST Fri, 12 Feb 2010, 13:05:02 EST Mon, 01 Mar 2010, 10:44:31 EST Wed, 03 Mar 2010, 13:22:38 EST Mon, 22 Mar 2010, 09:27:07 EST Mon, 22 Mar 2010, 10:09:52 EST Wed, 31 Mar 2010, 15:34:30 EST Tue, 05 Apr 2011, 13:46:39 EST Tue, 05 Apr 2011, 13:51:15 EST Mon, 19 Jan 2015, 11:02:49 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 19 times in TR Web of Science Cited 18 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1058 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 11 Feb 2010, 10:13:44 EST by Liz Jackway

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