Hyperlipidemia is the most prevalent cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. We aimed to analyze the distribution of lipid parameters and clinical variables associated with elevated and non-elevated selected lipid factors in a cohort of all consecutive patients whose lipid profile was assessed at a multi-specialist clinical center. This cross-sectional study analyzed electronic medical...
Lipoprotein particle (p) size and count beyond lipoprotein lipid content [triglycerides (tg) and cholesterol (c)] are critical for their atherogenicity. This study characterized lipoprotein profiles in metabolically healthy individuals with overweight or obesity and assessed the impact of sex, obesity, and lipid background. Proton-nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR) was used to...
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a major aetiology of vision loss characterized by lipid metabolism dysregulation. This study investigated the alterations in lipid profiles associated with wet AMD (wAMD) and its subtype, polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). A cross-sectional lipidomic analysis was derived from a prospective longitudinal study in China...
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a progressive and debilitating condition associated with aging, inflammation, and metabolic disorders. Although dyslipidemia has been implicated in IDD pathogenesis, large-scale prospective evidence remains limited. This study aimed to investigate the observational association between serum lipid traits and IDD risk using data from the UK...
Adiposity, insulin resistance, and lipid metabolism abnormalities are established risk factors for hyperuricemia; however, the impact of exercise on these factors remains unclear. Moreover, there is a lack of prospective data regarding the predictive value of these risk factors concerning the timing of hyperuricemia onset. From 2017 to 2023, data were prospectively collected from...
Venous thromboembolism is a serious complication in older fracture patients. While triglyceride levels are established cardiovascular risk factors, their role in venous thrombosis remains controversial, with inconsistent associations reported in general populations. A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 522 older (≥75 years) fracture patients hospitalized in...
The role of omega-3 fatty acids in the atherosclerotic process remains unclear. Early studies demonstrated a profound anti-atherogenic effect of cod liver oil in a pig model, and autopsy reports from Alaska Natives consuming omega-3 rich diets have supported this hypothesis, but meta-analyses of omega-3 randomized trials have produced mixed results vis-à-vis cardiovascular...
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often exhibit dysregulated lipid metabolism, which contributes to the development and progression of complications, such as cardiomyopathy and nephropathy. Lipid droplet (LD) dynamics involve several processes, such as synthesis, lipolysis, and lipophagy. They also interact with organelles, such as the endoplasmic reticulum...
Diabetic dyslipidemia, a common comorbidity in people with type 2 diabetes, has been reported to be associated with adverse metabolic outcomes. Skeletal muscle is a key organ impacted by metabolic disorders; however, the specific effects of diabetic dyslipidemia on skeletal muscle mass, strength, and performance remain unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the skeletal...
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) represents a growing public health challenge in Egypt, driven by westernized dietary patterns, urbanization, and physical inactivity. Despite lifestyle intervention being the first-line management, data on structured hypocaloric diets tailored to Egyptian patients remain limited, particularly regarding their effects...
Tinnitus is a prevalent auditory disorder that significantly affects quality of life, with emerging evidence suggesting a connection between metabolic dysregulation and tinnitus pathogenesis. The Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP), a marker of atherogenic lipid metabolism, has been associated with cardiovascular disease risk but remains underexplored in the context of tinnitus...
Biological aging, defined as the biological age (BA) or phenotypic age (PA) exceeding the chronological age (CA), is a key indicator of premature aging. Obesity accelerates aging; however, the effect of Body Roundness Index (BRI), an indicator of abdominal obesity, combined with sex or Ascorbic acid (Asc), on biological aging remains unclear. This study examined the association...
As a major chronic liver condition, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is linked to numerous extrahepatic manifestations, including cognitive and emotional dysfunction. However, its neuroanatomical and functional brain correlates remain unclear. This study investigates cerebral alterations in MASLD by examining structural differences via voxel-based...
This study looked into how predictive in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (hsCAR) as well as glycated hemoglobin to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HbA1c/HDL-c) ratio. This retrospective cohort research was carried out on 1,177 patients having STEMI who were given percutaneous coronary...
The CRP-albumin-lymphocyte (CALLY) index has potential clinical value as a novel marker integrating inflammatory, nutritional and immune status in the development of colorectal polyps. This study examined whether gender factors influence the association between CALLY and colorectal polyps; in addition to elucidating whether metabolic pathways mediate this relationship. This is a...
This study aimed to investigate the gender-specific associations of skeletal muscle mass and fat mass with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and NAFLD-related liver fibrosis in two population-based studies. Analyses were based on data from the MEGA (n = 238) and the MEIA study (n = 594) conducted between 2018 and 2023 in Augsburg, Germany. Bioelectrical impedance analysis...
Current scoring systems for hypertriglyceridaemia-induced acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP) severity are few and lack reliability. The present work focused on screening predicting factors for HTG-SAP, then constructing and validating the visualization model of HTG-AP severity by combining relevant metabolic indexes. Between January 2020 and December 2024, retrospective clinical...
Obesity has emerged as a critical global public health challenge. Postmenopausal women experience significantly elevated risks of metabolic disorders and a marked increase in obesity prevalence due to declining estrogen levels. The uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR), an emerging biomarker for metabolic syndrome, is gaining clinical recognition. This...
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which accounts for more than half of all heart failure cases worldwide, has emerged as a major public health challenge characterized by substantial morbidity and mortality rates. As adropin is a key regulator of cardiovascular and metabolic homeostasis, this study investigated its therapeutic effects against HFpEF...
Aging is widely regarded as an irreversible arrest of cellular growth and proliferation, often accompanied by systemic metabolic organ abnormalities, ultimately reducing quality of life and increasing mortality in the elderly. Multi-organ transcriptomic analyses suggest that adipose tissue is among the earliest organs to respond to aging, characterized by changes in fat content...
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with dyslipidemia playing a key role in its progression. Despite advances in lipid-lowering therapy (LLT), LDL-C (Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol) goal achievement remains suboptimal. This study evaluated LDL-C goal attainment in Colombian patients with very high cardiovascular risk (CVR...
Cardiovascular (CV) events pose a substantial threat to human health. Plasma ceramides have been shown to exhibit predictive value for CV events; however, its correlation with arterial stiffness had yet to be fully elucidated. This study aimed to explore the associations of plasma ceramide levels and their ratios with arterial stiffness. This retrospective study involved...
Kidney stone disease (KSD) is a growing global health concern, with obesity (OB) as a major risk factor linked to metabolic dysfunction and chronic inflammation. Although the common method for evaluating OB is body mass index (BMI), it is not specific enough when it comes to reflecting visceral fat. The perirenal fat thickness (PFT) might present better predictive capabilities...
Determining the triglyceride‒glucose (TyG) index’s relationship to coronary lesions in patients with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targes will inform precision management of cardiovascular disease. This retrospective cohort included 821 enrolled patients with LDL-C levels < 2.6 mmol/L who underwent coronary angiography at the Department of Cardiology, Tianjin...
The Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR) is a novel biomarker for evaluation of insulin resistance (IR). Emerging evidence suggests this metric may be able to predict the onset of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between sustained METS-IR values and the future risk of MetS. Data for 3,750 individuals who...