Prevalence and associations of behavioural risk factors with blood lipids profile in Lebanese adults: findings from WHO STEPwise NCD cross-sectional survey

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Strengths and limitations
•	A nationwide survey administered in Lebanon, following the WHO STEPwise approach to surveillance guidelines, thus allowing for comparison with international literature. 
•	Low response rate (27.3%) for those who consented and gave fasting blood samples. Yet, differences between responders and non-responders were not significant on a number of socio-demographic characteristics.
•	Whilst data on smoking, physical activity and dietary intakes were sufficiently detailed, measures of exposure to alcohol consumption lacked information on intensity and type and may be prone to misclassification bias.
•	Attention to associations between behavioral factors and dietary intakes with intermediary metabolic conditions along the causal pathway for CVD informs work towards development of tailored preventive strategies for high risk individuals. 


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