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The hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype is a predictor of elevated levels of small, dense LDL cholesterol.
Lipids - 1 Jul 2006
Gazi Irene F, Filippatos Theodosios D, Tsimihodimos Vasilis, Saougos Vasilios G, Liberopoulos Evangelos N, Mikhailidis Dimitri P, Tselepis Alexandros D, Elisaf Moses
Abstract excerpt
The hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW) phenotype (hypertriglyceridemia and increased waist circumference) has been proposed as an inexpensive tool to monitor individuals with the atherogenic metabolic triad, hyperinsulinemia, hyperapobetalipoproteinemia, and increased levels of small, dense LDL (s...
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