Changes in mean serum lipids among adults in Germany: results from National Health Surveys 1997-99 and 2008-11

• Main Authors: Julia Truthmann (Author), Anja Schienkiewitz (Author), Markus A. Busch (Author), Gert B. M. Mensink (Author), Yong Du (Author), Anja Bosy-Westphal (Author), Hildtraud Knopf (Author), Christa Scheidt-Nave (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Monitoring of serum lipid concentrations at the population level is an important public health tool to describe progress in cardiovascular disease risk control and prevention. Using data from two nationally representative health surveys of adults 18-79 years, this study identifie...