LDL-C:HDL-C ratio and common carotid plaque in Xinjiang Uygur obese adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol:high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C:HDL-C) ratio and common carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CCAP) among obese adults of Uygur community in Xinjiang, China.

Design

A hospital-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University.

Participants

A total of 1449 obese adults of Uygur population who were free of coronary artery disease were included in our study from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2016.

Methodology

Lipid profiles, other routine laboratory parameters and intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery were measured in all participants. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to

SUBMITTER: Zhao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6194467 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature