Cohort analysis finds nonfasting triglycerides predict cardiovascular events in women, suggesting new risk assessment methods.
In this cohort of initially healthy women, nonfasting triglyceride levels were associated with incident cardiovascular events, independent of traditional cardiac risk factors, levels of other lipids, and markers of insulin resistance; by contrast, fasting triglyceride levels showed little independent relationship.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Bansal et al. (2007) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: