Hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL-cholesterol are the major lipid abnormalities in normal Pakistani adults: Are these contributing to the high rates of coronary artery disease in this population?

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 385-391

  Iqbal, Mohammad Perwaiz ^a   Shafiq, Majid ^a   Mehboobali, Naseema ^a   Iqbal, Saleem Perwaiz ^a   Abbasi, Kanwal ^a   Azam, Iqbal ^a   Kazmi, A Khawar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

HDL cholesterol; Isolated low HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; Lipid profile; Low HDL cholesterol; Normal adults; Pakistani; Total cholesterol; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FRIEDEWALD FORMULA; GENDER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISOLATED LOW HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 11144294664     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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