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Lipid profiles and determinants of total cholesterol and hypercholesterolaemia among 25–74 year-old urban and rural citizens of the Yangon Region, Myanmar: a cross-sectional study

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2017

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Aung Soe Htet, Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal, Wai Phyo Aung, Aye Nyein Moe Myint, Win Thuzar Aye, Myint Myint Wai, Than Than Nu, Ei Mon Hla, Pyone Pyone Soe, Nan Wut Yi Tun,
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Abstract

The mean level of total cholesterol and the prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia were alarmingly high in men and women in both the urban and rural areas of Yangon Region, Myanmar. Preventive measures to reduce cholesterol levels in the population are therefore needed.

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