Article
Association of elevated lipoprotein(a) levels and coronary heart disease in NIDDM patients. Relationship with apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes.
Diabetologia - 1 Jun 1994
Ruiz J, Thillet J, Huby T, James R W, Erlich D, Flandre P, Froguel P, Chapman J, Passa P
Abstract excerpt
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is a strong and independent risk factor for coronary heart disease. We assessed the potential relationship between plasma Lp(a) levels, apo(a) phenotypes and coronary heart disease in a population of NIDDM patients. Seventy-one patients with coronar...
Topics
- Apolipoproteins A
- Blood Pressure
- Case-Control Studies
- Coronary Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Humans
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Odds Ratio
- Phenotype
- Regression Analysis
- Risk Factors