An increase in Leptin levels is well-known in obese individuals which is the consequence of increased body fat mass. Cigarette smoking is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality with Respiratory and Cardiovascular disease. Adipocytokines like Leptin have been identified to play an important role in obesity and inflammation. Objective The main objective of this study is to compare ser...

BACKGROUND Evidence on the association between different screen behaviours and cardiometabolic biomarkers in children is limited. We examined the independent relationship of TV time and PC time with cardiometabolic biomarkers in Dutch 5-6 year old children. METHODS Cross-sectional analyses were conducted December 2012-March 2013 using data from a multi-ethnic cohort (the ABCD study, n = 1,961...

In normal dogs fed diets containing 1% cholesterol and 30% saturated fat, cholesterol concentration increased in plasma, cardiac lymph, and peripheral lymph. The increase in cardiac lymph cholesterol always exceeded that of peripheral lymph. At plateau, LDL cholesterol increased in plasma and peripheral lymph but not in cardiac lymph; HDL2 cholesterol increased in all compartments and HDLc appe...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of Hypertriglyceridemic waist with metabolic disorders and visceral fat in adults. METHODS Cross-sectional study with 191 individuals of both sexes. Subjects were grouped according to Waist Circumference (WC) ratings (Men: > 90 cm; Women: > 80 cm) and triglycerides (TG) (> 150 mg/dl) in Group 1 (HTW Phenotype): elevated WC and TG; Group 2 (absence of HTW ...

The hypolipidemic activity of Lepidium sativum (family: Brassicaceae) seed sapogenin and flavonoid extract (LSTS and LSTF) was studied against Triton x-100 and high cholesterol diet (HCD) induced hyperlipidemia on rats. The parameters assessed were serum total protein, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LD...

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of the ApoE genotype on the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) and its diagnostic components and cognitive impairment in the elderly. A total of 2944 subjects aged over 60 years were analyzed from the data of Gwangju Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Study. We examined demographic characteristics, current and past illness histo...

BACKGROUND The National Nutritional Survey in Japan (NNSJ) was initiated in 1946. Using the majority of the participants for NNSJ, the National Survey on Circulatory Disorders (NSCD) has been conducted every 10 year since 1960. We compared fatty acids intakes obtained from NNSJ and serum lipid profiles from NSCD conducted in 1990. METHODS A total of 8344 community residents (4856 women and 34...

BACKGROUND In patients with systemic hypertension, microalbuminuria is a marker of endothelial damage and is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE To determine the factors that may lead to the occurrence of microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients with serum creatinine lower than 1.5 mg/dL. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 133 Brazilians with es...

INTRODUCTION There are indications that oxidized low density lipoprotein cholesterol (Ox-LDLC) may play an important role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. In most developing countries, the interplay between the different lipid fractions and cigarette smoking has not been studied. This study assessed the effect of cigarette smoking on the alterations in plasma lipid fractions and their as...

BACKGROUND Alterations in serum lipids have long been associated with cancer as lipids play an important role in maintenance of cell integrity. AIMS To evaluate alterations in plasma lipid profile in oral cancer patients, to compare and correlate the serum lipid profile in different grades of carcinoma and to evaluate the correlation of serum lipid profile between the tobacco habituates and n...