Figure 3.

Age- and gender-specific prevalence estimates of dyslipidemia based on different data sources and various definitions. For health survey (SHS) (a and b), we defined dyslipidemia as drug use alone, and drug use or diagnosis of dyslipidemia. For primary care data (FIRE) (c and d), we defined dyslipidemia as drug use alone, drug use or diagnosis of lipid disorder, and drug use or diagnosis of lipid disorder or lipid measurements (either total cholesterol ≥5.17 mmol/L or triglycerides ≥1.69 mmol/L). For hospital discharge statistics (MEDSTAT) (e and f), we defined dyslipidemia as ICD-10 code E78 as secondary diagnosis. Results based on less than 30 observations are marked by an asterisk.