AIMS The aim of this study is to determine whether influences of drinking alcohol on serum lipid levels are different in smokers and non-smokers. METHODS Subjects were 25,689 healthy male workers aged 40 to 59 years. Serum total and HDL cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were measured and LDL cholesterol concentrations were estimated by using the Friedewald formula. The subjects were...

OBJECTIVES to investigate the relation of plasma lipids to all-cause mortality in a multi-ethnic cohort of non-demented elderly. SETTING community-based sample of Medicare recipients, 65 years and older, residing in Northern Manhattan. PARTICIPANTS about two thousand five hundred and fifty-six non-demented elderly, 65-103 years. Among participants, 66.1% were women, 27.6% were White/non-His...

previous studies have shown that diabetes mellitus (dm) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease in women to a greater extent than in men. it seems that dm may alter lipid profiles more adversely in women compared to men. in this study we evaluated serum lipoprotein differences in type 2 diabetic men and women. the study included 350 type 2 diabetic patients (100 men and 250 women), aged 19...

the effect of curcumin on some of traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors: a pilot randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial abstract numerous interventional studies in clinical and preclinical setting stated that intake of curcumin may provide protection against cardiovascular disease. the aim of this trial was investigation of curcumin efficiency on some cardiovas...

background: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is characterized by fatty change of liver without inflammation. the aim of this study was to evaluate presence of clinical and metabolic components in non-diabetic patients with nafld and to assess the relationship between insulin resistance and these factors. materials andmethods: in this study, a group of 50 sonographically confirmed patie...

background: some coincidental disorders with migraine have been introduced that may have role in its pathogenesis or aggravation. in this study we determined the relative frequency of hyperlipidemia as a coincidental disorder in patients affected by migraine. methods: a total of 102 migraine-affected patients according to international headache society (his) criteria and 103 control subjects ad...

OBJECTIVE To investigate relationships between baseline factors and treatment-associated efficacy changes in type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Multivariable analyses of treatment response in 1,229 type 2 diabetic patients with hypercholesterolemia who received ezetimibe/simvastatin or atorvastatin in a randomized double-blind 6-week study. RESULTS Increasing age was related to im...

background: metabolic profiles have been used in efforts to predict pre parturient problems and fertility, to diagnose metabolic diseases, and to assess nutritional status in dairy cows. these profiles may help to confirm the diagnosis of sub clinical diseases, to be aware of possible causes of infertility in the herds, or to monitor improvement in herd animals. objectives: this study investiga...

Eighty-one adult Nigerians with essential hypertension were randomly allocated to receive doxazosin, hydrochlorothiazide/amloride, or amlodipine. In each group, the patients were further classified as obese and non-obese, and total cholesterol as well as high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was determined before and after the 3-month treatment period. The total cholesterol level was signi...

this study was carried out on 2200 men and women aged 20-70 years in isfahan who participatd in isfahan cardiovacular risk facor survery, in order to find prevalence of cigarette smoking in this population and estimate the relation of smoking with other cad risk factors. all information was obtained by standard questionnaires mainly concerning smoking habits of subjects and their personal chara...