With the development of society, everyone pays more and more attention to health, like high blood lipids, which are usually symptomatic diseases, many years ago, no one paid attention to, now?
Both men and women, young and old, are very concerned about the status of blood lipids, in fact, this is right, blood lipids have a great impact on our health.
Everyone knows that blood lipids are detected by drawing blood samples and performing laboratory tests, so how often is it better to do a full body examination?
For a long time, do not carry out blood lipid testing, and afraid of not being able to find problems in time, always do lipid testing frequently, one is a waste of money, and the other is to draw more blood. In fact, this is really different from person to person, let's talk about it separately.
1, from the perspective of age
Dyslipidemia mainly occurs in middle-aged and elderly people, of course, more and more young people are now also found to be dyslipidemia, but in general, dyslipidemia is manifested as the higher the incidence of age. Therefore, we generally recommend that minors do not need to undergo lipid tests specifically, unless they are hospitalized for illness or something. Adults, gradually began to eat messy, eating out more and more, so it is generally recommended that adults under 40 years of age should be tested for blood lipids every 3 to 5 years to find problems in time. After the age of 40, dyslipidemia occurs more often, and cardiovascular disease also increases, so it is usually recommended to have a lipid test once a year.
2, from the perspective of risk factors
In addition to the difference in age, there are still great differences between people. The damage of high blood lipids to the human body is the most important cause of cardiovascular system diseases.
Of course, the risk factors that cause cardiovascular system diseases are not only high blood lipids, there are other risk factors, the more risk factors are combined, the more likely it is to cause cardiovascular disease, so if there are more other risk factors, you should pay more attention to blood lipids.
What are the other risk factors? Including smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, high blood lipid family history, etc. If there are any of these conditions, it is also necessary to consider checking blood lipids once a year.
3. Different disease states
For patients who already have atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease or hyperlipidemia, they should be checked semi-annually. For example, patients with coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction, peripheral arterial occlusion, etc., these patients usually require the control of LDL below 1.8 millimoles per liter, this value is much lower than the normal value, only blood lipids can achieve higher control of the disease, through lipid examination can find problems in time and adjust the medication plan.
Patients with hyperlipidemia, such as elevated triglycerides and low-density lipoproteins, are usually recommended to have their lipids rechecked for 1 to 3 months after drug therapy, and can be checked semi-annually if stable.
In short, dyslipidemia is an important risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and every adult should be aware of their own lipid profile. But not everyone is required to have a lipid test every year, and the requirements are different for different situations.
Source: Tang monks
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