Lipid levels in Nepalese population.

OBJECTIVE To study the lipid pattern of Nepalese population. DESIGN Retrospective study Setting: Patients attending Temple of Healing for consultation. METHODS Fasting lipid profile of 2218 blood samples was analyzed. RESULTS Abnormal total cholesterol (TC) was found in 7.7%. High LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) was found in 5% of cases. 70% of subjects had triglyceride(TG) level more than the upper level of normal. All abnormal lipid level was found in the age group 49 to 60 years. 23% of the study group had low level of HDL cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS abnormal triglyceride level is the commonest lipid abnormality in our population. High total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol is not very common except in the age group 40 to 49 where it is significantly high in comparison to other age groups. HDL cholesterol level did not decrease significantly with increasing age. KEYWORDS Lipids, Nepalese population.