Blood cholesterol levels of family members of stroke patients in suburban areas

Abstract

Objective: (1) To study dyslipidemia prevalence of members in stroke patients’ families (2) To investigate factors related to dyslipidemia of members in stroke patients’ families Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional analytical study, after patients suffered from a stroke, the subjects were visited, interviewed through a questionnaire, and blood was drawn for testing, without fasting. This was in order to establish their cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and random plasma glucose. This also included a physical checkup and risk assessment for cardiovascular disease. The data were collected from 120 subjects. Results: Prevalence of high total cholesterol level was 34.2%, low HDL-C was 15.8%, high LDL-C level was 37.5%, and prevalence of dyslipidemia was 51.7%. The samples were 76 blood relatives and 44 non-blood relatives in the patients’ families. The average LDL-C level was 147.12+39.06 and 31.7% of them suffered from Class 1 obesity, and 15.8% of them faced Class 2 obesity. According to Thai CV risk scores, the results revealed that 80.8% of the samples had a low risk, at <10.0%. The factors related to dyslipidemia were underlying diseases, and most groups of underlying diseases were hypertension and diabetes mellitus, respectively. Conclusion: Prevalence of dyslipidemia in family Members of Stroke Patients was 51.7%. Detection of this abnormality is important to them. This would help in designing a prevention plan, as well as to raise awareness of stroke prevention in family members of stroke patients.