Low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to monitor long-term average increased triglycerides.

CONCLUSIONS: Low HDL cholesterol is a stable marker of average high triglycerides/remnant cholesterol. This suggests that low HDL cholesterol can be used to monitor long-term average high triglycerides and remnant cholesterol, just like high HbA1c is a long-term monitor of average high glucose levels. PMID: 31822888 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31822888?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - December 10, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Langsted A, Jensen AMR, Varbo A, Nordestgaard BG Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research