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Mortality from stroke is higher in Africa than in the western world due to weak healthcare systems and a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, particularly hypertension . A large multicenter case-control study documented that the most common causes of stroke in West Africa were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, central obesity, physical inactivity, and smoking .Dyslipidaemia is defined as lipid levels where treatment is beneficial . Abnormalities of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides are quite common in African populations and are associated with the development of cardiovascular disease . Dyslipidaemia is diagnosed when total cholesterol is above 200 mg/dl and/or LDL-C is above 130 mg/dl and/or HDL-C is below 40 mg/dl in males (or below 50 mg/dl in females) and/or serum triglycerides is above 150 mg/dl . In a systematic review, the prevalence of dyslipidaemia in African adults was found to be 25.5% (using total cholesterol), 37.4% (using HDL-C), 28.6% (using LDL-C), and 17.1% (using serum triglyceride) .Some studies have affirmed the association between stroke and dyslipidaemia . How

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Author

Taoreed Adegoke Azeez; Joseph Yaria; Tajudin Adesegun Adetunji

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)