May 30, 2017Journal of Clinical HypertensionOpen Access

Lipoprotein ratios are better than conventional lipid parameters in predicting arterial stiffness in young men

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Why the study?

Are lipoprotein ratios superior to conventional lipid parameters in predicting arterial stiffness in young men?

Population

1015 young Chinese men aged 18 to 44 years without serious comorbidities

Comparison

Lipoprotein ratios vs Conventional lipid parameters

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

JWJianghua WenJiangmen Central Hospital YZYuyu ZhongDongguan People’s Hospital CKChao-Qun KuangJiangmen Central Hospital

Discussion

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Implication

TG/HDL-C ratio may aid stiffness risk stratification in young men; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.

Structured PICO

Are lipoprotein ratios superior to conventional lipid parameters in predicting arterial stiffness in young men?

Population

1015 young Chinese men aged 18 to 44 years without serious comorbidities

Intervention

Lipoprotein ratios (TG/HDL-C, total cholesterol/HDL-C, non-HDL-C/HDL-C)

Comparator

Conventional lipid parameters (total cholesterol, TG, LDL-C, non-HDL-C)

Outcome

Arterial stiffness assessed by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocitysurrogate

Lipid ratios, particularly TG/HDL-C, are superior to conventional lipid parameters for predicting arterial stiffness in young men.

Cite This Study

Wen et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7806a4c5ab23c76ced182c https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.13038

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Lipoprotein ratios are better than conventional lipid parameters in predicting arterial stiffness in young men

Discussion

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Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Lipoprotein ratios are better than conventional lipid parameters in predicting arterial stiffness in young men

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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