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Atherogenic phenotype remains in elderly diabetic patients.
Geriatrics & gerontology international - 1 Jan 2015
Yoshino Hiroshi, Hasegawa Kazuo, Yokono Koichi, Yoshino Gen
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AIM: It is known that plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels tend to decrease with age. Thus, most elderly diabetic patients often show normal LDL-C levels. Therefore, the present study was carried out to examine whether elderly diabetic patients show "the atherogenic phenotype" even if their LDL-C is not elevated. METHODS: The study participants consisted of 236 patients. They were separated...
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