Prediction of total cholesterol: high-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol ratio in young adults.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1997 Jun; 28(2): 410-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31629
ABSTRACT
Abnormal cholesterol fraction is an essential risk factor for atherosclerosis of large cerebral arteries in young Asians. In order to reduce the medical cost and social resource for cholesterol electrophoresis, especially in undeveloped and developing Asian countries, we evaluated the validity of Nanji's GUT score for predicting TC HDLC ratio in this population. Results showed that GUT score only predicted 71% of them. We also tested the predictive power of CUT index, and predicting rate was 81%. Therefore, Nanji's GUT score is not an ideal surrogate for cholesterol electrophoresis. We recommend CUT index to screen for high-risk subjects till a new method can satisfy the economic pattern in Asian countries.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Taiwan
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Case-Control Studies
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Cerebral Infarction
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Cholesterol
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Reproducibility of Results
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Adult
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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