Thailand Diabetes Registry Project: Current Status of Dyslipidemia in Thai Diabetic Patients

Objective: To determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia in adult Thai type 2 diabetes who attended diabetes clinics in university and tertiary-care hospitals. Material and Method: A cross-sectional, multi-center, hospital-based diabetes registry was conducted in 11 diabetic clinics in tertiary medical centers in Bangkok and major provinces between April and December, 2003. A group of 9,419 diabetic patients were registered. Individual Demographic data including education and socioeconomic status were collected. The results of the physical examination for complications, history screening and laboratory results were recorded. The prevalence of the various complications of diabetes was analyzed and the percentage achievement of metabolic control calculated. Results: Of the 9,419 diabetic patients registered 8,769 had complete demographic and plasma lipid data. Mean age was 59.5 13.3 years. The percentage of male patients was 33.9%. In the present study, there were 8464 type 2 diabetes and 383 typ