Muhammad Dilawar, Abdul Bari Khan, Asad Mehmood Abbasi, Parvez Ahmed, Javaid lqbal, Hamid Shafique.
Lipid Profile in apparently healthy army personnel.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;49(1):64-7.

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is considered to be the major cause of death in Western societies. Elevated blood cholesterol levels are causally related to increased risk for CHD. A cross-sectional study was planned to find out prevalence of hyperlipidaemia (as a risk factor of this disease) in apparently healthy army personnel. Four hundred and sixty healthy adults males, with age range 36 ± 9 (mean + SD) years, who represent the target group of lipid screening programme, were included. Fasting blood samples were taken. Serum total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides were analyzed. The subjects having serum total cholesterol: < 5.17 mmol/l (desirable) were 423 (92%), LDL-cholesterol: < 3.36 mmol/l (desirable) were 376 (82%), HDL-cholesterol: > 1.56 mmol/l (desirable) were 385 (84%) and triglycerides: < 2.80 mmol/I (desirable) were 447 (97%). A significant proportion of individuals fell in borderline and high-risk lipid levels groups. There is a requirement of national epidemiological studies on this subject. This target screening may be helpful for successful public health campaign.

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