Table 1: Prevalence of dyslipidemia in Mexico.1

Phenotype

Diagnostic

criteria

(mg/dL)

Prevalence

(%)

Hypercholesterolemia

≥ 200

30.6

Hypertriglyceridemia

≥ 150

47.4

Hypercholesterolemia

+ hypertriglyceridemia

≥ 200

+ ≥ 150

22.1

Low HDL levels

< 40

55.2

Elevated LDL levels

≥ 100

56.1

Elevated Non-HDL levels

≥ 130

56.8

HDL-C = Cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins,

LDL-C = Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,

Non-HDL-C = Total cholesterol minus HDL-C.