Prevalence and distributions of severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) according to age, gender and clinic location among patients in the Malaysian primary care

• Main Authors: Johanes Dedi Kanchau (Author), Ralph Kwame Akyea (Author), Noorhida Baharudin (Author), Mohamed-Syarif M (Author), Aisyah Kamal (Author), Yung-An Chua (Author), Aimi Zafira Razman (Author), Hasidah Abdul-Hamid (Author), Suraya Abdul-Razak (Author), Siti Fatimah Badlishah-Sham (Author), Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz (Author), Nadeem Qureshi (Author), Anis Safura Ramli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Adults with severely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) may have familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and are at high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The prevalence of elevated LDL-c in primary care clinics in Malaysia is not known. Therefore, thi...