From: Assessing the genetic burden of familial hypercholesterolemia in a large middle eastern biobank
Criteria | Dutch Lipid Clinic Network criteria | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Definite | Probable | Possible | Unlikely | |
Prevalence | 8 | 41 | 334 | 5757 |
Sex, women | 4 | 22 | 159 | 3310 |
Age, years | 59 (36–69) | 54 (20–70) | 49 (21–80) | 38 (18–88) |
Body mass index | 30.48 (25.9–36.9) | 28.8 (22.6–40.7) | 29.6 (17.5–53.3) | 28.7 (13.4–110.4) |
Obesity | 6 | 8 | 172 | 2568 |
Metabolic syndrome | 4 | 19 | 122 | 870 |
Diabetes mellitus | 3 | 20 | 112 | 912 |
Hypertension | 2 | 13 | 117 | 855 |
Current smokers | 3 | 3 | 56 | 895 |
Cholesterol-lowering medication | 7 | 34 | 218 | 623 |
Premature coronary artery disease | 0 | 4 | 21 | 25 |
Myocardial infarction | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 |