Accuracy of the ratio of triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol for predicting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol particle sizes, phenotype B, and particle concentrations among Asian Indians |
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Authors: | Bhalodkar Narendra C Blum Steve Enas Enas A |
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Institution: | Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. nbhalodkar@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: | Asian Indians have unusually high rates of coronary artery disease. Small low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle predominance (phenotype B) is associated with a fourfold atherogenic risk. This study examined the accuracy of a triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) ratio of > or =3.8 (determined from the Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines, normal triglycerides <150 mg/dl and HDL >40 mg/dl) for predicting phenotype B in Asian Indians. Fasting blood samples were collected from 150 healthy Asian Indians. LDL size analysis was performed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio correlated inversely with the LDL size and positively with the particle concentration. A triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio of > or =3.8 had 76% sensitivity, 93% specificity, and 83% positive and 89% negative predictive values for predicting phenotype B. |
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