AIM The Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of hyperlipidemia in Japanese adults recommend using low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) calculated by Friedewald formula (F_LDL-C) for subjects with triglyceride (TG) levels ＜400 mg/dL and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) levels for subjects with TG levels ≥400 mg/dL. Because smal...

Both the quality of the results of TEX s formula layout algorithm and the complexity of its description in the TEXbook are hard to beat The algorithm is verbally described as an imperative program with very complex control ow and complicated manipulations of the data structures representing formulae In a forthcoming textbook we describe TEX s formula layout algorithm as a functional program tra...

BACKGROUND The main aims of the Brisighella Terme Project are: 1. evaluation of feasibility and effectiveness of preventive medicine intervention in thermal ambient; 2. identification of subjects with cardiovascular risk factors; 3. to give patients informations on risk factor correction. The data of this work concern the hematochemical parameters: CT, HDL-CT, LDL-CT, TG, ApoA1, ApoB, fibrinoge...

The genome-wide association study (GWAS) approach has discovered hundreds of genetic variants associated with diseases and quantitative traits. However, despite clinical overlap and statistical correlation between many phenotypes, GWAS are generally performed one-phenotype-at-a-time. Here we compare the performance of modelling multiple phenotypes jointly with that of the standard univariate ap...

BACKGROUND Friedewald equation is the most widely used method for estimating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level. However, due to potential over- or underestimation, many studies have used a modified equation. This study aimed to compare estimates by 4 different equations to directly measured LDL-C concentrations in order to propose the most appropriate method for LDL-C estimation...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of infrared (IR) spectroscopy for the simultaneous quantification of serum LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations. METHODS Serum samples (n = 90) were obtained. Duplicate aliquots (5 microL) of the serum specimens were dried onto IR-transparent barium fluoride substrates, and transmission IR spectra...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ef¬fects of omega-3 fatty acids on serum paraoxonase 1 activity and lipids ratios in polycystic ovary syndrome. METHODS This double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 64 PCOS pa¬tients wit...

AIMS The aim of this study is to determine whether influences of drinking alcohol on serum lipid levels are different in smokers and non-smokers. METHODS Subjects were 25,689 healthy male workers aged 40 to 59 years. Serum total and HDL cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were measured and LDL cholesterol concentrations were estimated by using the Friedewald formula. The subjects were...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE This study aimed at investigating the relationship between the lipid index (WS) in the examined cadets and duration of exposure to +Gz in the human centrifuge. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study involved 19 first-year cadets of the Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin. Tests in the human centrifuge were repeated twice, i.e. prior to (test I) and 45 days after (test II). ...

Objective: Noise creates alteration in human health in both physical as well as psychological variations. Effect of noise on components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been discussed but not well established. The aim of this study was to investigate the MetS in female workers from textile mill. Methods: A total of 65 female workers were recruited for the study from the high noise (>70 dB) area...