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Borg, Sanna á; Sørensen Bork, Christian; Skjelbo Nielsen, Michael René; Berg Schmidt, Erik; Kollslíð, Rudi; Lundbye-Christensen, Søren; Joensen, Albert Marni
Atherosclerosis plus, 04/2022, Volume: 48Journal Article
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is one of the most common hereditary disorders. The population of the Faroe Islands was established by few founders, and genetic drift may have influenced lipid levels. The aim of this study was to describe the lipid distribution by providing age and sex-specific lipid values and to investigate the prevalence of FH in the Faroe Islands. We used an electronic nationwide laboratory database that included lipid measurements obtained in the Faroe Islands between January 2006 and September 2020. Percentiles of lipid levels were calculated using quantile regression. The prevalence of FH was estimated according to the Make Early Diagnosis Prevent Early Death (MEDPED) diagnostic criteria and according to the LDL-C cut-off levels included in the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) criteria using generalized linear models with robust variance. According to the MEDPED age-specific cut-offs for LDL-C, a total of 216 subjects met the criteria for definite FH among 30,711 individuals corresponding to a prevalence of 0.70% (1:142). According to the LDL-C cut-offs included in the DLCN criteria, a total of 3,823 (1:8) subjects could be classified as having possible FH, and 10 (1:3,071) subjects could be classified as probable FH corresponding to a prevalence of 12.4% and 0.03%, respectively. Also, we found significant differences in lipid levels according to sex and age groups. The Faroe Islands might represent a founder population with a prevalence of possible FH as high as 1 in 8. Further investigation of genetic and clinical characteristics of FH in the Faroe Islands is needed. •Very high prevalence of possible familial hypercholesterolemia in the Faroe Islands.•Higher prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in women compared to men.•Significant differences in lipid levels according to sex and age groups.
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