Article
Intraindividual variations in lipoprotein (a) levels and factors related to these changes.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 1996
Nakajima K, Hata Y
Abstract excerpt
Lp(a) levels are genetically determined and remain stable without major changes throughout lives. However, when an individual's Lp(a) levels are observed over a one-year period, they show spontaneous variation. The rate of intraindividual variation in Lp(a) was observed in 16 patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and/or glucose intolerance in a chronic stable state who regularly visited the hospital clinic...
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- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Analysis of Variance
- Arteriosclerosis
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Epidemiologic Factors
