Serum Level of Triglycerides Is a Potent Risk Factor Comparable to LDL Cholesterol for Coronary Heart Disease in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Subanalysis of the Japan Diabetes Complications Study (JDCS)

Abstract

In Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes, the serum triglyceride level was a leading predictor of CHD, comparable to LDL cholesterol. Because the serum triglyceride level is not a leading predictor of CHD in diabetic subjects in Western countries, ethnic group-specific strategies for prevention of diabetic macroangiopathy may be indicated.