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Normoglycemia may encompass two subpopulations with respect to vascular risk in non-obese Caucasian women
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Normoglycemia may encompass two subpopulations with respect to vascular risk in non-obese Caucasian women

Kristina Jackson Behan and Raid W. Amin
Laboratory Medicine, Vol.36, pp.35-40
36
2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1309/FYP50BGVPVLJ9YK4
Web of Science ID: WOS:000225988700010

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Abstract

Blood was collected from 206 non-obese normoglycemic Caucasian women who were not on cholesterol modifying therapy. A series of 23 biochemical markers were assayed for each participant, and the means of each laboratory test were compared across the 2 groups. We found that the groups with higher fasting plasma glucose (FPG) had a greater proportion of subjects with high risk levels for total and LDL cholesterol. We also found a significant statistical relationship between WBC and low density lipoprotein (LDL) for younger women with higher FPG but not for any other group. Levels of FPG between 90 to 99 mg/dL is associated with an increase in LDL cholesterol and mild inflammation in non-obese Caucasian women, suggesting that FPG in the upper normal range might be associated with a small risk for atherosclerosis. This is particularly relevant for younger women with higher FPG levels.

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