Inverse relationship between fasting direct bilirubin and metabolic syndrome in Korean adults

• Published in: Clinica chimica acta Vol. 411; no. 19; pp. 1496 - 1501
• Main Authors: Hwang, Hee-Jin, Kim, Sang-Hwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 09.10.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Bilirubin; Bilirubin - blood; Cardiovascular Diseases; Direct bilirubin; Fasting; Female; Humans; Indirect bilirubin; Korea; Male; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Bilirubin; Direct bilirubin; Metabolic syndrome; Indirect bilirubin

Studies on the effects of bilirubin on cardiovascular disease have typically focused only on total serum bilirubin composed with direct bilirubin plus indirect bilirubin. In this study, we examined which type of fasting bilirubin is more associated with the metabolic syndrome (MS). Five thousand six...