Table 3 Prevalence of dyslipidemia in three age groups (n = 2460).

From: Age-specific serum thyrotropin reference range for the diagnosis of subclinical hypothyroidism and its association with lipid profiles in the elderly population

Groups

Dyslipidemia

High TC

High TGs

High LDL-C

Low HDL-C

65–70 years

50.29%

(597/1187)

11.29% (134/1187)

26.28% (312/1187)

7.08%

(84/1187)

32.60%

(387/1187)

71–80 years

46.74%

(473/1012)

11.66%

(118/1012)

22.92%

(232/1012)

7.31%

(74/1012)

29.84%

(302/1012)

> 80 years

41.76%

(109/261)*

8.81%

(23/261)

19.92%

(52/261)*

5.75%

(15/261)

29.50%

(77/261)

  1. TC, total cholesterol; TGs, triglycerides; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  2. *The linear trend of dyslipidemia prevalence was examined by the Cochran-Armitage trend test. Compared with 65–70 years group and 71–80 years group, P value < 0.05 was considered statistical significance.
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