title: Comparison of serum lipid values in patients with coronary artery disease at <50, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, and >70 years of age.
abstract: We evaluated the relation between lipids and precocity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the real world as characterized by increasing statin use. The highest mean values of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol were found when CAD was detected in patients who were <50 years of age (p <0.01 for all); the opposite occurred for HDL cholesterol (p <0.01). Triglycerides and ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol were the most powerful, independent variables related to precocity of CAD.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. daluzp@incor.usp.br
authors.forename: Protásio L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: da Luz
authors.forename: Fernando H Y
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Cesena
authors.forename: Desidério
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Favarato
authors.forename: Eliana S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Cerqueira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008055:Lipids