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Published in final edited form as: Public Health. 2019 Nov 5;178:167–178. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.09.002

TABLE 3.

Characteristics of studies on prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Nigeria

Author	Study Period	Location	Geopolitical zone	Study design	Study Setting	Mean age (years)	Sample	Prevalence (%)	Quality
Agaba et al²¹	2014	Jos, Plateau State	North-central	Population-based	Urban	44	883	51.8	High
Emerole et al²²	2007	Owerri, Imo State	South-east	Descriptive cross-sectional study	Urban	53	241	91.3	Moderate
Ugwuja et al²³	2008	Abakaliki, Ebonyi State	South-east	Descriptive cross-sectional study	Urban	40.9	205	37.1	Moderate
Oladapo et al²⁴	2005	Egbeda, Oyo State	South-west	Population-based	Rural	42.1	2000	3.2	Moderate
Odenigbo et al²⁵	2009	Asaba, Delta State	South-south	Hospital-based	Urban	67	176	69.9	Moderate
Okaka & Eiya²⁶	2013	Ovia, Edo state	South-south	Hospital-based	Rural	48	161	31.7	Moderate
Odenigbo et al²⁷	2008	Asaba, Delta State	South-south	Population-based	Mixed	41.6	100	23.0	Moderate
Oyeyemi & Adeyemi²⁸	2013	Maiduguri, Borno State	North-east	Population-based cross-sectional study	Mixed	44.9	292	6.8	High
^*Forrest et al²⁹	1992	Benin, Edo State	South-south	Population-based cross-sectional study	Urban	41.1	799		High
Oguoma et al³⁰	2015	Kwale, Delta State	South-south	Population-based cross-sectional study	Mixed	39.9	422	38.1	High
Ojji et al³¹	2010	Abuja, FCT	North-central	Hospital-based	Urban	49	913	22.5	High
Iloh et al³²	2009	Imo State	South-east	Hospital-based	Rural	40	2156	7.8	Moderate
Iloh et al³³	2008	Imo State	South-east	Hospital-based	Semi-Urban	37	9296	8.2	Moderate

study reported only blood lipid levels.