Association of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with diabetes risk: a retrospective study of Chinese individuals

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 16261 - 10
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zhiqiang, Chen, Hejun, Chen, Lei, Liang, Wenyan, Hu, Tenglong, Sun, Na, Zhao, Yangyu, Wei, Xiqing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 09.05.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/163; 692/308; Adult; Aged; Asian People; China - epidemiology; Cholesterol; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cohort study; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; East Asian People; Female; Health risks; High density lipoprotein; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Lipoproteins; Male; Middle age; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Risk factor; Risk Factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); TC/HDL-C; Total cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; China; TC/HDL-C; Diabetes; Total cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; Cohort study; Risk factor

A common complication of type 2 diabetes is hypercholesterolemia in many patients. It is still unclear, nevertheless, how high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TC/HDL-C), total cholesterol, and diabetes are related. The purpose of this study is to look at the prediction ability and causal rela...