Relationship of the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio to the remainder of the lipid profile: The Very Large Database of Lipids-4 (VLDL-4) study
Quispe R, Manalac RJ, Faridi KF, Blaha MJ, Toth PP, Kulkarni KR, Nasir K, Virani SS, Banach M, Blumenthal RS, Martin SS, Jones SR. Relationship of the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio to the remainder of the lipid profile: The Very Large Database of Lipids-4 (VLDL-4) study. Atherosclerosis 2015, 242: 243-250. PMID: 26232164, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.06.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratioLipoprotein cholesterol ratioLipid profileLDL densityCholesterol ratioAtherogenic lipid phenotypeLevels of RLPMedian TgMetabolic syndromeLipid parametersCohort representativeInsulin resistanceMean ageStudy populationElevated TGGeneral U.S.Higher RLPUS individualsLipid phenotypesDemographic informationHighest relative increaseTriglyceridesRLPAgeRelative increase