Kauser Usman
India
Research Article
Clinical Utility of Small Dense LDL Cholesterol in Metabolic Syndrome
Author(s): Wahid Ali, Mukesh Kumar, Kauser Usman, Mohd Tasleem and Mohd WamiqueWahid Ali, Mukesh Kumar, Kauser Usman, Mohd Tasleem and Mohd Wamique
The metabolic syndrome (syndrome X, Insulin resistance syndrome) consists of a constellation of metabolic abnormalities that confer increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus (DM). The rising prevalence of overweight and obesity in India has a direct correlation with the increasing prevalence of obesityrelated co-morbidities, hypertension, the metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Small dense low density lipoprotein (sdLDL) also represents a marker for diagnosis and severity of the metabolic syndrome. Additionally, it has been suggested that the sdLDL/LDL ratio correlates with various parameters associated with MS rather than the LDL-C or sdLDL-C levels, thus possibly representing a more useful clinical indicator. Total 72 symptomatic cases of either sex, age between 20-80 yrs were recruited, of wh.. View More»
