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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

The TG/HDL-c Lipid Ratio as a Cardiovascular Risk Marker in a Mexican Urban Middle-Class Population: Do We Need a Risk Score Tailored for Mexicans?

Yolanda Martínez-Marroquín, Alejandra Meaney, Virginia Samaniego-Méndez, Nayelli Nájera, Guillermo Ceballos, Carlos Fernández-Barros, Eduardo Meaney

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yolanda Martínez-MarroquínEpidemiology Unit, Hospital Regional Toluca, ISSEMYM, Toluca 50010, Mexico.
Alejandra MeaneyCardiovascular Unit, Hospital Regional "1° de Octubre", ISSSTE, Lindavista, Mexico City 07760, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-3750-5833
Virginia Samaniego-MéndezCardiovascular Unit, Hospital Regional "1° de Octubre", ISSSTE, Lindavista, Mexico City 07760, Mexico.
Nayelli NájeraLaboratorio de Investigación Cardiometabólica Integral, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City 11340, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-6869-8762
Guillermo CeballosLaboratorio de Investigación Cardiometabólica Integral, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City 11340, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2155-3934
Carlos Fernández-BarrosHospital Ángeles, Torreón 27250, Mexico.
Eduardo MeaneyLaboratorio de Investigación Cardiometabólica Integral, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City 11340, Mexico.
Instituto Politécnico Nacional · MXInstitute for Social Security and Services for State Workers · MXHospital Angeles Clinica Londres · MXUniversidad Politécnica Metropolitana de Hidalgo · MX

Funding

Instituto Politécnico Nacional 20220809,20231680,20230789
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRisk scores are essential in primary prevention to detect high-risk patients. The most common scores exclude hypertriglyceridemia and abdominal obesity in their risk assessment. We examined the triglyceride/HDL-cholesterol (TG/HDL-c) ratio as a cardiovascular (CV) risk marker in a middle-class urban Mexican population sample.

aimOur aim was to test the concept of a scoring system reflecting Mexican population characteristics.

methodsA total of 2602 healthy adults from the Lindavista primary prevention program were considered, evaluating gender, age, blood pressure, smoking, body mass index, waist circumference, lipid profile, and fasting glucose. According to the abnormality, a score from -3 to +3 was assigned.

resultsThe summation of eleven variables yielded the Lindavista score (LS), which was calibrated versus the TG/HDL ratio and ACC ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus score to determine its correlation with risk categories. The TG/HDL-c ratio had a linear correlation with LS and high-risk ACC ASCVD categories.

conclusionsCompared with LS and TG/HDL-c, the ACC ASCVD system underestimates the high-risk category. The high prevalence of obesity and lipid triad in the Mexican population requires a scale that considers those traits. The TG/HDL-c ratio is a practical, easy, and economical instrument to categorize risk in Mexicans.

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cardiovascular risk categoriesLindavista studyrisk scalesTG/HDL-c ratio

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PMID37762944
PMCPMC10531773
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