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The association between "hypertriglyceridemic waist" and sub-clinical atherosclerosis in a multiethnic population: a cross-sectional study.
Lipids in health and disease - 23 Feb 2014
Gasevic Danijela, Carlsson Axel C, Lesser Iris A, Mancini Gb John, Lear Scott A
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BACKGROUND: "Hypertriglyceridemic waist" (HTGW) phenotype, an inexpensive early screening tool for detection of individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease was found to be associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in various patient populations such as those with diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and those infected with human immunodeficiency virus. However, less is known...
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