"Atherogenic index of plasma" (log(10) triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol) predicts high blood pressure, diabetes, and vascular events


ONAT A., Can G., KAYA H., Hergenc G.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LIPIDOLOGY, vol.4, no.2, pp.89-98, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jacl.2010.02.005
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LIPIDOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.89-98
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine the association of atherogenic index of plasma (ALP), the logarithm of molar ratio of triglyceridemia to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-cholesterol) with cardiometabolic disorders was investigated in a sample of the Turkish population.