| Variability in lipid profile in patients with acute myocardial infarction from two tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan. | |
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PMID: 15623178 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol and triglycerides in serum of Pakistani patients with AMI due to age, gender, body mass index (BMI), diabetes, hypertension, and smoking, and also find out the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, "low HDL-cholesterol" and "isolated low-HDL cholesterol" in them. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Serum samples from 451 consecutive AMI patients (250 from National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi and 201 from Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi) were analyzed for total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides using kit methods. LDL-cholesterol was determined using the Friedewald formula. RESULTS: Mean serum concentrations of total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides in AMI patients were found to be 181 +/- 50 mg/dl, 35.7 +/- 11.3 mg/dl, 110 +/- 47 mg/dl and 177 +/- 127 mg/dl, respectively. Mean levels of total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol were not significantly affected by age, gender, BMI, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and smoking. Mean LDL-cholesterol concentration, however, was found to be significantly increased in diabetes mellitus (p=0.047), while age, gender, BMI, hypertension and smoking had no significant effect on the levels of this lipoprotein. Mean levels of triglycerides were significantly decreased in older patients (>50 years) compared to younger (<50 years) ones (p=0.019). Gender, BMI, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and smoking, however, had no effect on triglyceride levels The frequencies of hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, "low HDL-cholesterol" and "isolated low-HDL-cholesterol" were found to be 30.6%, 30.1%, 48.6% and 34.1%, respectively. CONCLUSION: High prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL-cholesterol (which constitute a component of metabolic syndrome) in Pakistani AMI patients is suggestive that these two lipid abnormalities could be playing a major role in the development of atherosclerosis in Pakistani population. |
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Authors:
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M P Iqbal; M Shafiq; N Mehboobali; S P Iqbal; K Abbasi |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Volume: 54 ISSN: 0030-9982 ISO Abbreviation: J Pak Med Assoc Publication Date: 2004 Nov |
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Created Date: 2004-12-29 Completed Date: 2005-02-01 Revised Date: 2008-02-12 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7501162 Medline TA: J Pak Med Assoc Country: Pakistan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 544-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi. |
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Aged Cholesterol / blood Cholesterol, HDL / blood Cholesterol, LDL / blood Diabetic Angiopathies / blood Female Humans Hypercholesterolemia / epidemiology Hypertriglyceridemia / epidemiology Lipoproteins, HDL / blood* Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / blood* Pakistan / epidemiology Seroepidemiologic Studies Triglycerides / blood |
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0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Lipoproteins, HDL; 0/Triglycerides; 57-88-5/Cholesterol |
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