Bekele S, et al. – The purpose of this work was to evaluate the frequency and correlated factors of dyslipidemia among diabetic patients in Durame General Hospital in Kembata Tembaro zone. They obtained high prevalence of dyslipidemia among diabetic patients in the study area. Thus, a compressive mechanism is required to screen, treat, and prevent dyslipidemia.

Methods

• Researchers carried out a cross-sectional study from September 2015 to April 2016.
• They recruited a sum of 224 subjects in the study by using convenient sampling techniques.
• They applied face-to-face interview–administered questionnaire to collect sociodemographic data and other possible clinical data associated with the prevalence of dyslipidemia.
• They collected fasting venous blood specimens to evaluate serum lipid profiles.
• They assessed blood pressure (BP), weight, height, and waist circumference.

Results

• The frequency of dyslipidemia was 65.6%.
• They found that individual lipid abnormality of elevated LDL-C, TC, TG, and reduced HDL-C were distinguished in 43.8%, 23.7%, 40.6%, and 41.9% of study subjects, respectively.
• It was indicated that frequency of dyslipidemia was significantly associated with high BP, high body mass index, aging, and longer duration of diabetes mellitus.