Why the study?
Does hypercholesterolemia or hypertriglyceridemia correlate more strongly with increased carotid intima-media thickness in subjects younger than 55 years?
Population
116 subjects younger than 55 years of age, including 86 patients with increased serum lipid values and 30…
Comparison
High serum cholesterol levels vs Normal lipid values, borderline, and isolated…
Design
Cross-sectional, IMT was measured offline by a reader blinded to patient…
Authors
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Hypercholesterolemia but not hypertriglyceridemia was associated with higher IMT in adults <55; leaves open whether targeted lipid therapy alters progression.
Does hypercholesterolemia or hypertriglyceridemia correlate more strongly with increased carotid intima-media thickness in subjects younger than 55 years?
Hypercholesterolemia, but not hypertriglyceridemia, is significantly associated with early-onset increases in carotid intima-media thickness in subjects under 55 years of age.
Magyar et al. (2004) studied this question.
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