Jahangir A. Khan, Shaheen Pervez Khan, Zubair Ahmed, S Humayun Shah, M A Khaliq.
Level of hypercholesterolemia in patients admitted for heart diseases: a pilot study.
Pak J Med Res Jan ;40(1):18-9.

Hypercholesterolemia in 388 indoor and outdoor patients of Ayub Hospital Complex was determined. The mean cholesterol level was 209 mg/dl. The male to female ratio was 2.6:1. There was no significant (p>0.05) difference in serum cholesterol level between males and females. The serum cholesterol of 149 (38.4%) patients was on borderline high (201-275 mg/dl). Among these 39(26.17%) were females while 110(73.82%) were male patients. The results indicate that there was high rate of cholesterol levels in patients admitted for heart disease or those on high risk of confronting IHD. Conclusion: This pilot study on hospital patients showed that there is high prevalence rate of cholesterolemia among IHD patients. There is a need to conduct a survey on a larger scale in order to find out true level of hyperlipidaemia/hypercholesterolemia in our population.

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