Fasting plasma triglyceride concentration: A possible approach to identify increased risk of statin-induced type 2 diabetes
Conclusion:
Apparently, healthy, non-diabetic East Asian men and women with combined elevations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations are glucose intolerant and insulin resistant, and thereby at enhanced risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Measurement of plasma triglyceride concentration can identify within a hypercholesterolemic population a subset of individuals at enhanced risk of statin-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Source: Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Sung, K.-C., Reaven, G. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
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