The TG/HDL-c Lipid Ratio as a Cardiovascular Risk Marker in a Mexican Urban Middle-Class Population: Do We Need a Risk Score Tailored for Mexicans?

The TG/HDL-c Lipid Ratio as a Cardiovascular Risk Marker in a Mexican Urban Middle-Class Population: Do We Need a Risk Score Tailored for Mexicans?

Introduction: Risk scores are essential in primary prevention to detect high-risk patients. The most common scores exclude hypertriglyceridemia and abdominal obesity in their risk assessment. We examined the triglyceride/HDL-cholesterol (TG/HDL-c) ratio as a cardiovascular (CV) risk marker in a midd...

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Main Authors: Yolanda Martínez-Marroquín, Alejandra Meaney, Virginia Samaniego-Méndez, Nayelli Nájera, Guillermo Ceballos, Carlos Fernández-Barros, Eduardo Meaney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
risk scales
cardiovascular risk categories
Lindavista study
TG/HDL-c ratio
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/18/6005

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