title: The relationship between non-HDL cholesterol and other lipid parameters in Japanese subjects.
abstract: Plasma non-HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration that is simply estimated from plasma total cholesterol and HDL-C concentrations, without the influence of plasma triglyceride concentration, has been included as a therapeutic target for hypertriglyceridemic patients in the most recent National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recommendations. In the present study, we estimated plasma non-HDL-C concentration in Japanese subjects to clarify the correlation of plasma non-HDL-C to other plasma lipid concentrations, and to evaluate the NCEP recommendation. Plasma non-HDL-C concentration has a positive correlation with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglyceride concentrations. From our analysis, 140 mg/dl of plasma LDL-C concentration, which is the level for the diagnosis of hyper-LDL cholesterolemia, corresponds to 169 mg/dl of non HDL-C concentration. The relationship between plasma non-HDL-C and LDL-C concentrations in Japanese subjects is quite similar to that described in the NCEP guideline. Thus, we suggest that non-HDL-C is a useful risk marker in Japan, as recommended by the NCEP.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides