Table 1.
Sample description and prevalence of dyslipidaemia and its subtypes, Mongolia 2019.
| Variable | Subcategory | Sample | Dyslipidaemia | High TC | High TG | Low HDL-C | High LDL-C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Total | 4895 | 58.6 | 26.9 | 31.7 | 14.6 | 26.9 | |
| Age (years) | 15–24 | 477 (22.3) | 48.4 | 14.4 | 23.0 | 7.2 | 27.5 |
| 25–34 | 1091 (25.4) | 56.6 | 23.4 | 29.3 | 12.3 | 27.3 | |
| 35–44 | 1181 (21.2) | 62.4 | 29.0 | 36.1 | 17.1 | 27.1 | |
| 45–54 | 1026 (18.4) | 63.5 | 35.9 | 36.5 | 18.5 | 24.9 | |
| 55–69 | 1120 (12.6) | 67.3 | 39.3 | 37.7 | 22.4 | 27.2 | |
| Gender | Female | 2661 (49.2) | 60.5 | 24.7 | 30.5 | 12.9 | 32.0 |
| Male | 2234 (50.8) | 56.8 | 29.0 | 32.9 | 16.2 | 21.9 | |
| Education (in years) | 0–9 | 1373 (24.7) | 56.6 | 26.2 | 30.5 | 13.4 | 24.0 |
| 10–11 | 1271 (25.7) | 57.9 | 27.0 | 30.4 | 15.2 | 27.3 | |
| ≥ 12 | 2251 (49.6) | 60.0 | 27.2 | 33.0 | 14.9 | 28.1 | |
| Ethnic group | Other | 712 (14.8) | 54.3 | 25.7 | 29.7 | 12.4 | 22.6 |
| Khalkh | 4162 (85.2) | 59.5 | 27.2 | 32.1 | 15.0 | 27.8 | |
| Residence | Rural | 1686 (36.4) | 55.0 | 25.0 | 29.5 | 12.0 | 24.3 |
| Urban | 3209 (63.6) | 60.7 | 27.9 | 33.0 | 16.1 | 28.4 | |
| Region | Central | 697 (16.3) | 63.4 | 36.7 | 37.2 | 18.9 | 22.5 |
| Eastern | 494 (7.9) | 54.1 | 17.9 | 27.8 | 9.6 | 29.9 | |
| Khangai | 876 (20.1) | 55.7 | 23.9 | 27.6 | 12.0 | 28.7 | |
| Ulaanbaatar | 2216 (43.2) | 61.8 | 26.3 | 33.1 | 16.1 | 31.2 | |
| Western | 612 (12.4) | 48.8 | 26.4 | 28.7 | 11.1 | 12.6 | |
| Body Mass Index | Normal | 1073 (28.1) | 45.3 | 18.3 | 19.3 | 9.1 | 20.1 |
| Underweight | 107 (3.3) | 53.2 | 14.0 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 28.1 | |
| Overweight | 716 (15.6) | 53.8 | 25.0 | 26.2 | 13.8 | 24.4 | |
| Obesity class I | 1703 (32.5) | 62.3 | 30.3 | 36.0 | 16.9 | 27.2 | |
| Obesity class II | 1136 (20.6) | 73.8 | 36.2 | 46.4 | 20.6 | 36.8 | |
| Central obesity | No | 1703 (43.3) | 48.7 | 19.5 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 22.2 |
| Yes | 3070 (56.7) | 65.6 | 32.3 | 38.8 | 18.0 | 30.4 | |
| Hypertension | No | 3341 (74.7) | 54.9 | 24.1 | 28.4 | 12.9 | 25.5 |
| Yes | 1502 (25.3) | 69.0 | 35.5 | 41.1 | 19.9 | 30.2 | |
| Diabetes | No | 4244 (91.4) | 57.0 | 25.9 | 29.4 | 14.5 | 26.2 |
| Yes | 451 (8.6) | 72.9 | 34.1 | 50.3 | 14.6 | 34.5 | |
| Cardiovascular disease | No | 4071 (85.1) | 58.5 | 26.8 | 31.6 | 14.3 | 26.9 |
| Yes | 822 (14.9) | 59.0 | 27.5 | 32.2 | 16.2 | 26.8 | |
| Physical activity | Low | 1524 (30.2) | 63.0 | 31.3 | 38.7 | 17.0 | 30.4 |
| Moderate | 901 (18.2) | 58.0 | 27.9 | 31.5 | 16.9 | 26.8 | |
| High | 2385 (51.6) | 56.5 | 23.9 | 27.9 | 12.6 | 25.2 | |
| Sedentary | No | 4223 (88.6) | 57.9 | 26.3 | 31.4 | 14.2 | 26.8 |
| Yes | 614 (11.4) | 63.6 | 31.6 | 34.2 | 18.2 | 27.4 | |
| Fruit/vegetable intake | ≥ 5 servings | 934 (21.3) | 60.7 | 23.6 | 33.2 | 12.6 | 31.7 |
| < 5 servings | 3735 (78.7) | 58.2 | 27.9 | 31.2 | 15.3 | 25.8 | |
| Current tobacco use | No | 3646 (74.4) | 58.2 | 25.4 | 30.2 | 13.8 | 27.2 |
| Yes | 1249 (25.6) | 59.7 | 31.1 | 36.1 | 17.1 | 25.8 | |
| Passive smoking | No | 2769 (58.1) | 57.9 | 27.1 | 32.3 | 14.8 | 25.6 |
| Yes | 2026 (41.9) | 59.7 | 26.6 | 31.0 | 14.4 | 28.6 | |
| Heavy drinking | No | 3800 (79.6) | 57.9 | 25.4 | 30.2 | 14.2 | 28.2 |
| Yes | 1012 (20.4) | 62.4 | 33.0 | 37.5 | 16.6 | 22.3 |