Article
Plasma lipoproteins and triacylglycerol are predictors of small, dense LDL particles.
Lipids - 1 May 2007
Tsimihodimos Vasilis, Gazi Irene, Kostara Christina, Tselepis Alexandros D, Elisaf Moses
Abstract excerpt
Recently published data suggest that the assessment of LDL subfraction profiles may contribute to the determination of the cardiovascular risk. In this study, we tested the ability of various metabolic parameters to estimate the presence or the preponderance of small, dense LDL particles (sdLDL). One hundred and fifty individuals attending the Outpatient Clinics of the University Hospital of Ioannina for...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Apolipoproteins B
- Biomarkers
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Female
- Humans
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Triglycerides
