Key result
Cardiometabolic risk factors, female sex, and older age are linked to higher total cholesterol in Uganda.
Why the study?
What socio-demographic and metabolic factors are associated with total cholesterol levels in adults aged 18-69 years in Uganda?
Population
3,694 adults aged 18–69 years in Uganda, median age 36 years, from the 2023 Nationwide Non-communicable…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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In a nationally representative Ugandan cohort, total cholesterol levels were positively associated with age, female sex, higher education, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension.
Cross-Sectional (n=3,694)
Yes
What socio-demographic and metabolic factors are associated with total cholesterol levels in adults aged 18-69 years in Uganda?
In a nationally representative Ugandan cohort, total cholesterol levels were positively associated with age, female sex, higher education, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension.
Appeli et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Elevated total blood cholesterol (n=3,694). Socio-demographic and metabolic factors was evaluated on Total cholesterol. Increasing age, female sex, higher education, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension were positively associated with total cholesterol among adults in Uganda.
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