Abstract
Objective — Death rates from coronary heart disease continue to rise in women despite a marked decrease in men for the past two decades. Our study aimed to evaluate essential risk factors in highrisk adult women.Methods — Lipid profiles of 547 dyslipidaemic adult women aged 57.5±10.6years (mean ±standard deviation) were evaluated and stratified according to fasting plasma lipid levels. Classification of the cohort was performed based on triglycerides (TG) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and correlations between TG and HDL-C were estimated.Results — Patients with TG ≥150mg/dl had lower HDL-C levels compared to those with TG < 150mg/dl (p< 0.001). Patients with HDL-C < 40mg/dl had lower TC levels and higher TG levels compared to those with HDL-C ≥40mg/dl (p=0.012 and p < 0.001, respectively). In the cohort and the subgroups an inverse correlation between TG and HDL-C was observed (r = –0.428, slope = –0.048, p <0.001).Conclusions — The expected inverse correlation between fasting high TG and low HDL levels was confirmed.The novelty of the study is that this correlation persists even in the case of low fasting TG levels.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
