Article
Relationship of metabolic control and body weight to hypercholesterolemia in NIDDM patients with apolipoprotein E4.
Diabetes care - 1 Feb 1991
Eto M, Watanabe K, Makino I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We previously reported that non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients with apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) are more susceptible to hypercholesterolemia. The purpose of this study was to clarify whether metabolic control or body weight is related to hypercholesterolemia in NIDDM patients with apoE4. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Two hundred forty NIDDM patients with apoE4 or apoE3/3 who had...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Apolipoproteins E
- Blood Glucose
- Body Weight
- Cholesterol
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Glycated Hemoglobin
- Humans
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Male
