ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
HDL-cholesterol
;
apolipoprotein A-I
;
non-insulin dependent diabetes
;
hypertriglyceridaemia
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels were decreased in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes at diagnosis when matched with a control population for sex, age, obesity, alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking. There was no association between serum HDL-cholesterol concentration and the percentage of glycosylated haemoglobin A1 (HbA1). Serum HDL-cholesterol levels were lower in diabetics over the whole range of serum triglyceride levels, and particularly in hypertriglyceridaemic diabetics. Serum apolipoprotein A-I levels were not decreased in diabetics with normal serum triglyceride levels, so that the ratio of HDL cholesterol to apolipoprotein A-I was significantly decreased in diabetics (p〈0.005). Decreased HDL cholesterol levels in non-insulin dependent diabetes could be relevant to the subsequent development of atherosclerosis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00252761
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