Presence of elevated non-HDL among patients with T2DM with CV events despite of optimal LDL-C - A report from South India.
Elevated non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) was the commonest lipid abnormality among T2DM patients with cardiovascular events (CV) events. Prevalence of elevated non-HDL-C was 21.6% among patients who were on statin therapy and with optimal low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Despite an optimal LDL-C level, 47% of the T2DM patients with CV events had elevated non-HDL-C.
M.V. Hospital for Diabetes and Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre [WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Education & Training in Diabetes], No. 4, West Madha Church Road, Royapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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M.V. Hospital for Diabetes and Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre [WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Education & Training in Diabetes], No. 4, West Madha Church Road, Royapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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M.V. Hospital for Diabetes and Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre [WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Education & Training in Diabetes], No. 4, West Madha Church Road, Royapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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M.V. Hospital for Diabetes and Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre [WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Education & Training in Diabetes], No. 4, West Madha Church Road, Royapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: drvijay@mvdiabetes.com.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
D015415:Biomarkers; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL
Cardiovascular events; India; LDL-C; Non-HDL-C; Type 2 diabetes