Evaluation of risk factors, risk assessment and health-related quality of life in patients with dyslipidemia in Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (Kims) Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India

Background: The research aims to evaluate the risk factors, risk assessment, and health-related quality of life in patients with dyslipidemia. Methods: This is an observational study conducted for 3 months in a tertiary care hospital setting. All the patients meeting the selected criteria were identified in the outpatient clinic and inpatient wards of the Department of General Medicine. The patients or the caregivers were briefed about the study, and consent was obtained to be recruited. Results: A total of 200 patients were enrolled in the study based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, out of which 55% (n=111) were male, and 45% (n=89) were female. The mean age of our study subjects was found to be 55.5 +/- 12.1 years. The health-related quality of life of the patient is a combined assessment of the physical component summary (PCS), and mental component summary (MCS). The average of PCS and MCS was 37.1 and 47.3, respectively, indicating an overall average of HRQOL as 42.2, which represents low HRQOL in patients with dyslipidemia. Conclusion: The result of our study show age, gender, lack of physical activity, overweight, HTN, DM, consumption of alcohol, and smoking were risk factors for dyslipidemia. The present study highlights that patients with dyslipidemia have poor HRQOL as the overall PCS and MCS scores were low. Focus on dyslipidemia management is urgently required in India to halt the rising tide of coronary heart disease.