Evaluation of the hypercholesterolemia care cascade and compliance with NCEP-ATP III guidelines in Iran based on the WHO STEPS survey
Despite a high prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Iran, treatment coverage remains suboptimal, particularly among males and working-age adults. Although most treated individuals achieve favorable LDL and total cholesterol levels, gaps persist in achieving optimal HDL targets. These findings underscore the need for strengthened screening, treatment, and adherence strategies-alongside broader preventive measures-to reduce the burden of hypercholesterolemia and CVD in Iran.
Authors
- Yosef Farzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-5665)
- Negar Rezaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-7638)
- Ali Golestani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-0435)
- Zahra Shokri Varniab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2121-6658)
- Moein Yoosefi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-9679)
- Farshad Farzadfar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8288-4046)
- Rosa Haghshenas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8453-8446)
- Sina Azadnajafabad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0105-3801)
- Naser Ahmadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4424-910X)
- Arezou Dilmaghani‐Marand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9071-6181)
- Maryam Nasserinejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0238-3917)
- Arefeh Alipour Derouei
- Sarvenaz Salahi
- Kamyar Rezaee
- Elham Abdolhamidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7679-6285)
- Sepehr Khosravi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-0787)
- Mohammad‐Mahdi Rashidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7460-6000)
- Azadeh Momen Nia Rankohi
- Ameneh Kazemi
- Nazila Rezaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4241-1783)
- Shirin Djalalinia
- Erfan Ghasemi
Institutions
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- Royan Institute (IR)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (IR)
- Ministry of Health and Medical Education (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lipids in Health and Disease
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-025-02506-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01