Age and Sex Differences in LDL Cholesterol Distribution in Adults in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study (2010–2021)

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Christos V Chalitsios,1,* Ralph K Akyea,2,* Hasidah Abdul-Hamid,2,3 Jo Leonardi-Bee,1,4 Johanes D Kanchau,5 Aisyah Kamal,5 Mohamed-Syarif Mohamed-Yassin,3 Noorhida Baharudin,3,5 Anis Safura Ramli,3,5 Nadeem Qureshi2 1Nottingham Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, Lifespan and Population Health Unit, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; 2PRISM Research Group, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Lifespan and Population Health Unit, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; 3Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia; 4Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; 5Institute of Pathology, Laboratory and Forensic Medicine (I‑PPerForM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Nadeem Qureshi, Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK, Email [email protected]