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Prevalence, knowledge, and lifestyle-associated risk factors of dyslipidemia among Ghanaian type-2 diabetes mellitus patients in rural and urban areas: A multicenter cross-sectional study.

Wina Ivy Ofori BoaduEnoch Odame AntoJoseph FrimpongFelix NtifulEmmanuel E KorsahEzekiel AnsahValentine Christian Kodzo Tsatsu TamakloeAfia AgyapomaaStephen OpokuEbenezer SenuMichael NyantakyiAlbright Etwi-MensahEmmanuel AcheampongKwame O BoaduEmmanuel Timmy DonkohChristian Obirikorang
Published in: Health science reports (2023)
Dyslipidemia is increasing among T2DM patients in both urban and rural areas and it's independently influenced by eating supper after 7 p.m. Most participants were ignorant of the risk factors, complications, and management of diabetes. Adjusting eating habits and increasing diabetes awareness programs to sensitize the general public can mitigate the increasing prevalence of dyslipidemia in both urban and rural areas.
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