Table 4. Dyslipidemia patient’s characteristics related to treatment behavior and awareness .

Variable	F(%)
Frequency of eating fast food
1.     Rarely	64 (18.7)
2.     Never	75 (21.9)
3.     Often	31 (9.0)
4.     Sometimes	78 (22.7)
5.     Usually	67 (19.5)
6.     Always	28 (8.2)
Frequency of eating vegetables and fruits
1.     Less than 5 servings/day	331 (96.5)
2.     5 or more servings/ day	12 (3.5)
Management of dyslipidemia
1.     Medication	235 (68.5)
2.     Diet	5 (1.5)
3.     Both	103 (30)
Side effects related to dyslipidemia drugs
1.     Yes	41 (12)
2.     No	302 (88%)
Most common side effects of dyslipidemia drugs
1.     Abdominal pain	7 (2.0)
2.     Headache	1 (0.2)
3.     Joint pain	14 (4.1)
4.     Nausea or vomiting	14 (4.1)
5.     Muscular pain	17(4.9)
6.     Others	2 (0.5)
Are you able to tolerate side effects?
1.     Yes	34 (9.9)
2.     No	34 (9.9)
3.     I don’t know	275 (80.2)
How frequently do you forget to take your medication?
1.     Rarely	145 (42.3)
2.     Daily	11 (3.2)
3.     Never	136 (39.7)
4.     Frequently	51 (14.9)