Accuracy of the ratio of triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol for predicting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol particle sizes, phenotype B, and particle concentrations among Asian Indians.
Asian Indians have unusually high rates of coronary artery disease. Small low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle predominance (phenotype B) is associated with a fourfold atherogenic risk. This study examined the accuracy of a triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) ratio of > or =3.8 (determined from the Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines, normal triglycerides <150 mg/dl and HDL >40 mg/dl) for predicting phenotype B in Asian Indians. Fasting blood samples were collected from 150 healthy Asian Indians. LDL size analysis was performed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio correlated inversely with the LDL size and positively with the particle concentration. A triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio of > or =3.8 had 76% sensitivity, 93% specificity, and 83% positive and 89% negative predictive values for predicting phenotype B.
Bhalodkar
Narendra C
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. nbhalodkar@yahoo.com
Blum
Steve
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Enas
Enas A
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D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010316:Particle Size; D010641:Phenotype; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides