Relation of the "hypertriglyceridemic waist" phenotype to earlier manifestations of coronary artery disease in patients with glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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This study tested the hypothesis that the "hypertriglyceridemic waist" phenotype (waist girth >90 cm [35.4 inches] in men and >85 cm [33.5 inches] in women, along with a plasma triglyceride concentration of >or=2.0 mmol/L [177 mg/dl]) as a covariate of metabolic syndrome features (hyperinsulinemia, hyperapolipoprotein B, and small low-density lipoprotein particles), is predictive of premature coronary artery...

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