SynthesisLipids in health and disease2018
Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and serum lipid levels: a meta-analysis.
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- Associations of LDL and HDL cholesterol with lung function decline and risk of airflow obstruction in a community-based cohort.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
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- Associations between serum lipid profiles and the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the UK Biobank.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Risk of remnant cholesterol and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a mendelian randomization study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Linking Lipid Metabolism and Immune Function: New Insights into Chronic Respiratory Diseases.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2025Review
- Lipid-lowering drug targets associated with risk of respiratory disease: a Mendelian randomization study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of plasma free fatty acids on lung function in male COPD patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Causal Relationships Between Blood Lipid Levels and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Observational and Genetic Evidence Reveals the Effect of Serum Lipid Levels on COPD Risk.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Observational
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Metabolic Syndrome: A Maltese Study on Biomarkers and Clinical Implications.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Article
- The Effects of Smoking and Airway Restriction on Subclinical Atherosclerosis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Observational
- Association of the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) with COPD prevalence and all-cause mortality: a population-based study based on NHANES 2007-2016.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Association Between the Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol-to-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio (NHHR) and Mortality in Patients with COPD: Evidence From the NHANES 1999-2018.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol as a Protective Factor in COPD and Implications for Statin Therapy: A Multi-Omics Genetic Epidemiology Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Impaired pulmonary function increases the risk of gout: evidence from a large cohort study in the UK Biobank.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- The prevalence of small airways disease and association with handgrip strength in young Hispanic farmworkers.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMetabolic syndrome is a common extrapulmonary comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the reported relationship of COPD with dyslipidemia, an important component of metabolic syndrome, is ambiguous. The aim of this meta-analysis is to investigate the association between COPD and the serum levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG).
methodsThe PubMed and Embase databases were searched to find potential studies using the search terms of ("dyslipidemia" or "HDL" or "LDL" or "cholesterol" or "triglyceride") and COPD. We also performed subgroup analysis enrolling patients who were not receiving treatment for dyslipidemia. Mean differences (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated with random effects models.
resultsA total of 11 studies comprising 615 cases and 471 controls were included in the study. No significant differences were found in the HDL (MD = -2.55, 95% CI [-6.03, 0.93], P = 0.15), LDL (MD = -2.25, 95% CI [-13.36, 8.86], P = 0.69), TC (MD = -2.69, 95% CI [-13.30, 7.92], P = 0.62), and TG (MD = 6.90, 95% CI [-2.81, 16.60], P = 0.16) levels of the 2 groups. However, subgroup analysis enrolling patients who were not receiving treatment for dyslipidemia showed that TG levels were higher in patients with stable COPD than in healthy individuals (MD = 16.35, 95% CI [5.90, 26.80], P = 0.002).
conclusionsExcluding the impact of hypolipidemic treatment on serum lipid profile, TG levels were higher in patients with COPD than in healthy individuals. This meta-analysis suggested that physicians should screen COPD patients for elevated TG levels to reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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