Serum haptoglobin correlates positively with cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in an obese Mongolian population

• Published in: Clinica chimica acta Vol. 505; pp. 176 - 182
• Main Authors: Soejima, Mikiko, Munkhtulga, Lkhagvasuren, Furukawa, Kyoji, Iwamoto, Sadahiko, Koda, Yoshiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Antigens, Neoplasm - blood; Antigens, Neoplasm - genetics; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Cholesterol; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Female; Haptoglobin; Haptoglobins - analysis; Haptoglobins - genetics; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mongolia - epidemiology; Obesity; Obesity - blood; Obesity - epidemiology; Overweight - blood; Overweight - genetics; Polymorphism, Genetic - genetics; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics; Polymorphisms; Triglyceride; Triglycerides - blood; Mongolia; Obesity; Haptoglobin; Polymorphisms; Triglyceride; Cholesterol

•Polymorphisms of HP associated with serum HP but not with cholesterol levels.•Association of HP polymorphisms with serum HP level was weakened in obese subjects.•Positive correlations between serum HP and cholesterol or TG levels were observed.•Degree of obesity affects the relationships between se...