Table 2.
Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia (TC ≥ 200 mg/dl) in recent Indian studies (Data source: Maheshwari P, et al26).
| Study | Year reported | Sample size | Prevalence (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||
| Delhi Urban Slum Study | 2001 | 532 | 26.8 | 27.5 |
| Jaipur Heart Watch-2 | 2002 | 1123 | 34.1 | 36.1 |
| Chennai Urban Population Study | 2003 | 1262 | 25.7 | – |
| Indian Industrial Population Surveillance Study | 2007 | 10,442 | 25.1 | – |
| India Migration Study: Rural | 2010 | 1983 | 21.1 | 27.8 |
| WHO-ICMR Integrated Disease Surveillance Project: Urban | 2010 | 15,223 | 31.7 | 32.8 |
| WHO-ICMR Integrated Disease Surveillance Project: Rural | 2010 | 13,517 | 19.5 | 26.4 |
| WHO-ICMR Integrated Disease Surveillance Project: Periurban/Urban Slum | 2010 | 15,751 | 18.1 | 23.4 |
| Indian Women's Health Study: Urban | 2011 | 2008 | – | 27.7 |
| Indian Women's Health Study: Rural | 2011 | 2616 | – | 13.5 |
| Jaipur Heart Watch-3-5 | 2012 | 1941 | 28.9 | 25.6 |
| India Heart Watch | 2013 | 6123 | 25.1 | 24.9 |