Associations between postprandial triglyceride concentrations and sex, age, and body mass index: cross-sectional analyses from the Tromso study 2015-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Elevated serum triglyceride concentrations increase the risk of developing atherosclerosis, the leading cause of cardiovascular disease. Postprandial triglyceride concentrations have shown to be a stronger predictor of cardiovascular disease compared to fasting triglycerides. It is therefore clinically relevant to study patterns of postprandial triglyceride concentrations in a general adult population.

Aims

The aim of this cross-sectional analysis was to examine postprandial triglyceride concentrations in women and men, and the association with age, body mass index and menopausal status.

Methods

Non-fasting blood samples from 20,963 women and men aged 40 years and older, attending the seventh survey of the Tromsø Study (2015-2016), were analyzed for postp

SUBMITTER: Mikkelsen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308115 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature