Dyslipidemias and cardiovascular risk scores in urban and rural populations in north-western Tanzania and southern Uganda.
Bazil Baltazar KavisheFiona VanobberghenDavid KatendeSaidi KapigaPaula MunderiKathy BaisleySamuel BiraroNeema MoshaGerald MutungiJanneth MghambaPeter HughesLiam SmeethHeiner GrosskurthRobert PeckPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Dyslipidemias are common among adults in north-western Tanzania and southern Uganda affecting one third of adult population. Overall, cardiovascular risk scores are low but high risk scores are common with older adults. Health services designed and equipped to diagnose and treat dyslipidemia are urgently needed.