title: Metabolic syndrome and gender differences in postprandial lipaemia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Postprandial hyperlipidaemia may be a predictor of vascular risk.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated postprandial lipaemia after an oral fat tolerance test (OFTT) in men (n=41) and women (n=21) with metabolic syndrome (MetS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Triglyceride (TG) levels were measured before and 2, 4, 6 and 8 h after the fat load.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Men showed a greater plasma TG response 8 h after the fat load (284+/-117 versus 224+/-126 mg/dl, P=0.029). Only fasting TG levels significantly predicted the TG area under the curve (AUC) and incremental AUC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Men had a more pronounced postprandial hypertriglyceridaemia and seem to have delayed TG clearance.
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece. genkolovou@nail.gr
authors.forename: Genovefa D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Kolovou
authors.forename: Katherine K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Anagnostopoulou
authors.forename: Antonis N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Pavlidis
authors.forename: Klelia D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Salpea
authors.forename: Stella A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Iraklianou
authors.forename: Ioannis S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Hoursalas
authors.forename: Dimitri P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mikhailidis
authors.forename: Dennis V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Cokkinos
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019518:Postprandial Period / Q000502:physiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides