Why the study?
Does elevated serum triglyceride level predict coronary heart disease in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes?
Population
1,771 Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes, mean age 58.2 years, without a history of cardiovascular…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 7.86 yr
Authors
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May inform CHD risk stratification in T2D; extends observational data but leaves causal role and therapy open.
Does elevated serum triglyceride level predict coronary heart disease in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes?
In Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes, elevated serum triglycerides are a potent risk factor for coronary heart disease, comparable in magnitude to LDL cholesterol.
Sone et al. (2011) studied this question.
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