Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: PURPOSE: This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of dyslipidemia and factors associated with it, among older adults aged 65 years and overusing data from the 2022-2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using nationally representative data from the KNHANES 2022-2023.Among the 13,194 participants surveyed during the study period, 2,876 individuals aged 65 years and older with complete lipid profile data and health-related survey responses were included in the final analysis.Dyslipidemia was defined based on one or more of the following: total cholesterol ≥ 240 mg/dL, triglycerides ≥ 200 mg/dL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥ 160 mg/dL, †Corresponding
Author: Do-Youn Lee
Institution: Kookmin University
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414027763