High triglyceride to HDL cholesterol ratio is associated with increased coronary heart disease among White but not Black adults

High triglyceride to HDL cholesterol ratio is associated with increased coronary heart disease among White but not Black adults

Objective: Black adults are less likely than White adults to present with adverse lipid profiles and more likely to present with low-grade inflammation. The impact of race on the association between atherogenic lipid profiles, inflammation, and coronary heart disease (CHD) is unknown. Methods: We ev...

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Main Authors: Cesar Higgins Tejera, Jessica Minnier, Sergio Fazio, Monika M Safford, Lisandro D. Colantonio, Marguerite R Irvin, Virginia Howard, Neil A Zakai, Nathalie Pamir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
TG/HDL ratio
Dyslipidemia
CAD
CHD
Vascular Inflammation
hsCRP
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667721000520

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