Hyperlipidemia risk factors

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Overview
There is an increased risk of hyperlipidemia in certain groups of patients. Some of these risks are age (males ≥ age 45 and females ≥ age 55), family history of premature coronary artery disease; definite myocardial infarction (MI) or sudden death before age 55 in father or other male first-degree relative, or before age 65 in mother or other female first-degree relative, cigarette smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and body mass index >30.

Risk factors
=== United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) risk factors assessment (DONOT EDIT)===

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Clinical Considerations

 * Increased risk is defined by the presence of any one of the risk factors listed below. The greatest risk for coronary heart disease is conferred by a combination of multiple listed factors. While the USPSTF did not use a specific numerical risk to bound this recommendation, the framework used by the USPSTF in making these recommendations relies on a 10-year risk of cardiovascular events:
 * Diabetes
 * Previous personal history of coronary heart disease or non-coronary atherosclerosis (e.g., abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease, carotid artery stenosis)
 * A family history of cardiovascular disease before age 50 in male relatives or age 60 in female relatives
 * Tobacco use
 * Hypertension
 * Obesity (BMI > 30)

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