Studies in hypertriglyceridaemia. 1. Serum triglyceride distribution and its correlates in randomly selected Swedish middle-aged men

• Published in: Journal of internal medicine Vol. 236; no. 1; p. 57
• Main Authors: Asplund-Carlson, A, Carlson, L A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.1994
• Subjects: Adult; Apolipoprotein A-I - metabolism; Blood Glucose - analysis; Blood Pressure - physiology; Body Weight - physiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Hypertriglyceridemia - blood; Hypertriglyceridemia - physiopathology; Insulin - blood; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Seasons; Smoking - blood; Sweden; Triglycerides - blood; Sweden
• ISSN: 0954-6820
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1994.tb01120.x

To obtain a randomly selected hypertriglyceridaemic population for detailed further characterization. Study of randomly selected males. Subjects examined and blood sampled at Sollentuna Primary Health Care Centre. Men aged 40-50 years (n = 1564), living in the Stockholm area, who were screened for hypertriglyceridaemia, January 1990-June 1992. Fasting concentrations of serum triglycerides. The serum triglyceride concentration distribution showed the expected skew distribution with the 90th and the 95th percentile at 2.51 and 3.05 mmol L-1, respectively. The mean serum triglyceride level compared well with several population values reported from this laboratory over the last 30 years, indicating stable triglyceride levels over time. There was no significant age-trend for the triglyceride concentration. Lower mean values for triglyceride, insulin and waist-to-hip (W/H) ratio were observed during the summer, whilst apolipoprotein A-I levels were higher. There was a linear relation between the number of cigarettes smoked and the serum triglyceride concentration. In stepwise multiple linear regression analysis with the triglyceride concentration as the dependent variable the following variables appeared as significant (P < 0.01) contributors: insulin, cholesterol, glucose, apolipoprotein A-I, number of cigarettes smoked, BMI, W/H ratio and diastolic blood pressure. The regression coefficient for apolipoprotein A-I was negative; all the others were positive. The multiple regression (R) was 0.68, suggesting that up to 47% of the variation of the serum triglyceride concentration could be predicted by these factors. A group of randomly selected hypertriglyceridaemic men has been recruited for further clinical, metabolic and genetic studies. Basic characteristics of the population for their recruitment are described.