Dyslipidemias and cardiovascular risk scores in urban and rural populations in north-western Tanzania and southern Uganda
- Kavishe, Bazil
- Vanobberghen, Fiona
- Katende, David
- Kapiga, Saidi
- Munderi, Paula
- Baisley, Kathy
- Biraro, Samuel
- Mosha, Neema
- Mutungi, Gerald
- Mghamba, Janneth
- Hughes, Peter
- Smeeth, Liam
- Grosskurth, Heiner
- Peck, Robert
Publication date
December 2019
DOI Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)Abstract
Dyslipidemia is a leading risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. There are few published epidemiological data regarding dyslipidemia in Africa. We determined full lipid and apolipoprotein profiles and investigated factors associated with lipid levels in urban and rural populations of north-western Tanzania and southern Uganda
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