BACKGROUND AND AIM Dyslipidaemia is the main risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Plasma lipid levels are conven-tionally used to predict coronary risk globally, but further studies are required to investigate whether the lipoprotein ratios are superior to conventional lipid parameters as predictors for CHD. METHODS A hospital-based case-control study consisting of 738 CHD patients a...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide which is more prevalent in women after menopause. Hormonal changes associated with menopause are accountable for dyslipidemic pattern that causes CVD and associated complications. Therefore, the present study was commenced to compare the lipid profile in pre- and postmenopausal women. A descriptive cross-sectional stud...

BACKGROUND We sought to investigate the relationships among the plasma levels of carotenoids, tocopherols, endogenous antioxidants, oxidative damage and lipid profiles and their possible effects on the cardiovascular risk associated with hemodialysis (HD) patients. METHODS The study groups were divided into HD and healthy subjects. Plasma carotenoid, tocopherol and malondialdehyde (MDA) level...

Background: Climate change is a serious threat to human wellbeing and development. Global reduction of meat intake key addressing climate other modern sustainability challenges. Plant-based mycoprotein-based substitutes are predicted play role in the intake; however, their impact on health unclear. The main objective this meta-analysis was assess short-term effects important cardiometabolic bio...

Abstract Background Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) progression strongly predicts cardiovascular events among adults. We recently reported that cumulative dyslipidaemia was longitudinally associated with cIMT adolescents and young It is of clinical public health significance to identify the most sensitive or crucial timing for preventing diseases before mid-adulthood. One method addressin...

We investigated lipid profiles and lipoprotein modification after immuno-intervention in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA). Fifty-eight patients with ERA who met the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria were included in the study. These patients had disease durations of less than one year and had not had prior treatment for it. Smokers or patients suffering from diabetes...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate abnormal lipid metabolism as a risk factor of eclampsia in pregnant women. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted in three tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar. Serum total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), triglyceride (TG), apolipoprote...

OBJECTIVES Cow urine ark (CUA), known as "Amrita" as mentioned in Ayurveda, contains‎ anti-hyperglycemic and antioxidant effects. Therefore, we designed the present study to evaluate the lipid ‎lowering activity of CUA and its possible implication in metabolic syndrome.‎ MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty guinea pigs of either sex were divided into five groups: Group 1 and 2 serving as a vehicle ‎a...

BACKGROUND Little is known so far on the lipid profile in polymyositis (PM) patients. Our aim is to identify lipid profiles in untreated patients with early PM, to assess the association between lipid profiles and C-reactive protein (a sensitive marker of inflammation) in these patients. METHODS AND FINDINGS This work was conducted as a case-control study. Sixty untreated patients with PM and...

Background and objectives: Subclinical thyroid disorder is a most common subclinical disease among many medical conditions such as cardiovascular Lyme disease. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between lipid profile results, ratios, anthropometric parameters hormones. Methods: One hundred patients (ages 20 50 years) with hypothyroidism (SHT group) healthy subjects (control...