Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype is associated with an Adverse Cardiometabolic Profile in this cohort of Nigerians
The HTWG phenotype correlates with an increased cardiometabolic risk among Nigerians. This finding warrants the implementation of routine anthropometric and serum triglyceride measurements in screening programmes and hospitals for the early detection of individuals at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
Authors
- Ugochi Chinenye Okorafor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1928-0105)
- Casmir Amadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7364-9079)
- Chiamaka Ifeyinwa Okorafor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1755-7895)
Institutions
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Lagos State Health Service Commission (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.60787/nmj.v65i6.557
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00