Prevalence and Factors Associated with Dyslipidemia Among Older Adults in Korea

PURPOSE: This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of dyslipidemia and factors associated with it, among older adults aged 65 years and overusing data from the 2022-2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using nationally representative data from the KNHANES 2022-2023.Among the 13,194 participants surveyed during the study period, 2,876 individuals aged 65 years and older with complete lipid profile data and health-related survey responses were included in the final analysis.Dyslipidemia was defined based on one or more of the following: total cholesterol 240 mg/dL, triglycerides 200 mg/dL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) 160 mg/dL,