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Trends in lipid profiles and descriptive characteristics of U.S. adults with and without diabetes and cholesterol-lowering medication use—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003–2012, United States

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  • Carla I Mercado
  • Edward Gregg
  • Cathleen Gillespie
  • Fleetwood Loustalot

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Background: With a cholesterol-lowering focus for diabetic adults and in the age of polypharmacy, it is important to understand how lipid profile levels differ among those with and without diabetes. Objective: Investigate the means, differences, and trends in lipid profile measures [TC, total cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein; and TG, triglycerides] among US adults by diabetes status and cholesterol-lowering medication. Methods: Population number and proportion of adults aged ≥21 years with diabetes and taking cholesterol-lowering medication were estimated using data on 10,384 participants from NHANES 2003–2012. Age-standardized means, trends, and differences in lipid profile measures were estimated by diabetes status and cholesterol medication use. For trends and differences, linear regression analysis were used adjusted for age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Results: Among diabetic adults, 52% were taking cholesterol-lowering medication compared to the 14% taking cholesterol-lowering medication without diabetes. Although diabetic adults had significantly lower TC and LDL-c levels than non-diabetic adults [% difference (95% confidence interval): TC = -5.2% (-6.8 –-3.5), LDL-c = -8.0% (-10.4 –-5.5)], the percent difference was greater among adults taking cholesterol medication [TC = -8.0% (-10.3 –-5.7); LDL-c = -13.7% (-17.1 –-10.2)] than adults not taking cholesterol medication [TC = -3.5% (-5.2 –-1.6); LDL-c = -4.3% (-7.1 –-1.5)] (interaction p-value: TC =

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  • Carla I Mercado & Edward Gregg & Cathleen Gillespie & Fleetwood Loustalot, 2018. "Trends in lipid profiles and descriptive characteristics of U.S. adults with and without diabetes and cholesterol-lowering medication use—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003–2012, U," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(3), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0193756
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193756
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