Nonfasting triglycerides, cholesterol, and ischemic stroke in the general population

Anette Varbo; Børge G Nordestgaard; Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen; Peter Schnohr; Gorm B Jensen; Marianne Benn

doi:10.1002/ana.22384

Nonfasting triglycerides, cholesterol, and ischemic stroke in the general population

Anette Varbo, Børge G Nordestgaard, Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen, Peter Schnohr, Gorm B Jensen, Marianne Benn

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Abstract

Current guidelines on stroke prevention have recommendations on desirable cholesterol levels, but not on nonfasting triglycerides. We compared stepwise increasing levels of nonfasting triglycerides and cholesterol for their association with risk of ischemic stroke in the general population.

Original language	English
Journal	Annals of Neurology
Volume	69
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	628-34
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0364-5134
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.22384
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2011

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological Markers
Brain Ischemia
Cerebral Infarction
Cholesterol, LDL
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Cross-Sectional Studies
Denmark
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Prospective Studies
Registries
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Stroke
Triglycerides

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Nonfasting triglycerides, cholesterol, and ischemic stroke in the general population

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