Is a high level of fasting triglycerides an independent risk factor for IHD in middle-aged and elderly white men?
High fasting triglycerides independently predict IHD risk in middle-aged and elderly white men, even when accounting for HDL cholesterol.
In middle-aged and elderly white men, a high level of fasting triglycerides is a strong risk factor of IHD independent of other major risk factors, including HDL cholesterol.
Jeppesen et al. (1998) studied this question.