Prevalence of Dyslipidemia and Its Determinants Among the Adult Population of the Jazan Region

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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of 244 Adults from Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Variables	Options	Frequency [Percent]
Age*	27 years or less	125 [51.2%]
	>27 years	119 [48.8%]
Gender	Male	81 [33.2%]
	Female	163 [66.8%]
Education	Illiterate	17 [7%]
	Elementary	12 [4.9%]
	Intermediate	9 [3.7%]
	Secondary	39 [16%]
	Diploma	23 [9.4%]
	Bachelor	131 [53.7%]
	Master	13 [5.3%]
Monthly income	<5000	140 [57.4%]
	5000–9999	38 [15.6%]
	10,000–15,000	33 [13.5%]
	More than 15,000	33 [13.5%]
Marital status	Single	115 [47.1%]
	Married	114 [46.7%]
	Divorced	7 [2.9%]
	Widowed	8 [3.3%]
Smoking status	Never Smoker	203 [83.2%]
	Ex-smoker	18 [7.4%]
	Current	23 [9.4%]
Khat Chewing habit***	Never	213 [87%]
	Current	18 [7.4%]
	Previous	13 [5.3%]
Area of Residence	Urban	110 [45.1%]
	Rural	134 [54.9%]
Housing	Owned apartment	95[38.9%]
	Owned villa	82 [33.6%]
	Rented	51 [20.9%]
	Owned house	16 [6.6%]
Job title	Governmental employee	79 [32.4%]
	Freelancer	10 [4.1%]
	Unemployed	75 [30.7%]
	Housewife	49 [20.1%]
	Student	31 [12.7%]
BMI**	25 or less	114 [46.7%]
	>25	126 [51.6%]

Notes: *Median. **BMI missing 4 cases. ***A type of plant that is chewed by some of the locals.

Table 2 Status of Dyslipidemia Diagnoses and Check-Ups, the Intake of Selected Medications, and Personal and Family History of Chronic Illnesses Among 244 Residents of the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Variables	Options	Frequency [Percent]
Ever checked lipid profile	–	97 [39.8%]
Have you been diagnosed with dyslipidemia and/or hypercholesterolemia?	–	49 [20.1%]
Where do you check your lipid profile? (eg, primary health center)	Private lab	39 [16%]
	Governmental hospital	32 [13.1%]
	PHC	27 [11.1%]
	Military hospital	5 [2.0%]
	Diet center	1 [0.4%]
Family history of dyslipidemia or hypercholesterolemia	–	51 [20.9%]
Intake of select medications	DM medications	30 [12.3%]
	HTN medications	24 [9.8%]
	Psychiatric medications	9 [3.7%]
	Cortisone medications	4 [1.6%]
	Immunological medications	2 [0.8%]
Presence of a chronic disease	HTN	35 [14.3%]
	DM	32 [13.1%]
	Asthma	11 [4.5%]
	PCOS	10 [4.1%]
	Cardiovascular disease	8 [3.3%]
	Hypothyroidism	6 [2.5%]
	Psychiatric condition	4 [1.6%]
	Chronic neurological disease	2 [0.8%]
	Rheumatoid arthritis	2 [0.8%]
	OSA	2 [0.8%]
	Chronic Kidney disease	1 [0.4%]
	Stroke	1 [0.4%]
	ETD	1 [0.4%]
Family history of chronic diseases	DM	125 [51.2%]
	HTN	121 [49.6%]
	Chronic cardiac disease	32 [13.1%]
	Asthma	32 [13.1%]
	Chronic kidney disease	18 [7.4%]
	Hypothyroidism	15 [6.1%]
	Psychiatric condition	12 [4.9%]
	Stroke	9 [3.7%]
	PCOS	6 [2.5%]
	Chronic neurological disease	4 [1.6%]
	Chronic liver disease	4 [1.6%]
	Rheumatoid arthritis	1 [0.4%]
	G6PD	1 [0.4%]

Figure 1 Number of individuals with dyslipidemia risk factors among 195 undiagnosed participants from the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia.

Table 3 Distribution of Having Checked Lipid Profile with Demographic Characteristics and Dyslipidemia Risk Assessment Among 195 Undiagnosed Adult Residents from the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Variables	Checked Lipid Profile
	Checked Frequency (%)	Not checked Frequency (%)	P value*/Total
Age			0.004
27 years or less	22 [18.2%]	99 [81.8%]	121 [100%]
More than 27 years	27 [36.5%]	47 [63.5%]	74 [100%]
Gender			0.023
Male	22 [35.5%]	40 [64.5%]	62 [100%]
Female	27 [20.3%]	106 [79.7%]	133 [100%]
Area of Residence			0.232
Urban	20 [21.3%]	74 [78.7%]	94 [100%]
Rural	29 [28.7%]	72 [71.3%]	101 [100%]
Job title			0.043
Student or employed	28 [20.9%]	106 [79.1%]	134 [100%]
Housewife or unemployed	21 [34.4%]	40 [65.6%]	61 [100%]
Education			0.045
<University education	12 [16.9%]	59 [83.1%]	71 [100%]
University education	37 [29.8%]	87 [70.2%]	124 [100%]
Marital Status			0.008
Married	28 [35%]	52 [65%]	80 [100%]
Non-Married	21 [18.3%]	94 [81.7%]	115 [100%]
Housing type			0.754
Owned	38 [25.7%]	110 [74.3%]	148 [100%]
Rented	11 [23.4%]	36 [76.6%]	47 [100%]
Monthly Income			<0.001
Less than 5000 SAR	19 [16.2%]	98 [83.8%]	117 [100%]
5000 SAR or more	30 [38.5%]	48 [61.5%]	78 [100%]
Khat chewing habit			0.806
Never	43 [24.9%]	130 [75.1%]	173 [100%]
Current or Ex-chewer	6 [27.3%]	16 [72.7%]	22 [100%]
BMI**			0.182
>25	27 [29.3%]	65 [70.7%]	92 [100%]
25 or less	21 [21%]	79 [79%]	100 [100%]
Dyslipidemia Risk Assessment***			0.231
Lower Risk	31 [22.6%]	106 [77.4%]	137 [100%]
Higher Risk	17 [30.9%]	38 [69.1%]	55 [100%]

Notes: *Chi-squared test. **Missing 3 cases. *** Missing 3 cases.