The epidemiology of triglyceride as a coronary artery disease risk factor.
Triglyceride (TG) has long been associated as a risk factor for coronary artery disease. A recent meta-analysis of various epidemiologic studies has confirmed this link. An important issue is to assess further the appropriate cutpoints to classify desirable TG because recent data indicate that levels < 200 mg/dl confer elevated risk. The dietary habits of present hunter-gatherer populations reveal the impact of a Westernized diet on both TG and cholesterol and suggest that a desirable TG is < 100 mg/dl. The epidemiologic and observational data in support of this concept are explored.
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Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore 21201-1595, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
D014280:Triglycerides