High TG/HDL ratio suggests a higher risk of metabolic syndrome among an elderly Chinese population: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the relationship between triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio and metabolic syndrome in the elderly population of China, and to determine the best critical value of TG/HDL-C in higher risk of metabolic syndrome in this population.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Our study was conducted in a community physical examination centre in Wuhan, China between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016.

Participants

The physical examination data from 1267 elderly people (aged over 65 years) in the community were analysed in this study. The average age of the study participants was 71.64±5.605 years.

Primary outcome measures

Correlation between the TG/HDL-C ratio and metabolic syndrome; the optimum cut-off of

SUBMITTER: Nie G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7986938 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature