title: Serum lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular disease in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine whether lp(a) can explain a) the increased cardiovascular morbidity in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and b) the wide variation in the tendency for such complications to develop in the patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  General practice in a local community in Norway.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and thirty NIDDM patients and a reference group drawn from a twin study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Lp(a), self-reported cardiovascular disease, urinary albumin excretion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The level of lp(a) was equally distributed in our NIDDM population and a reference group. We found no association between lp(a) and self-reported cardiovascular disease and urinary albumin excretion (UAE).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lp(a) cannot explain the increased risk for cardiovascular disease in NIDDM patients, nor can it explain the variation in the tendency for such complications to develop.
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furuseth
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Hanssen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rutle
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bruusgaard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaaler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000150:complications; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D017270:Lipoprotein(a)