Hypertriglyceridemia May Actually Be an Acute Phase Reactant in the Plasma

Abstract

Results: One hundred and forty-four cases either with cholelithiasis or cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis were detected among 3,437 cases, totally (4.1%). One hundred and sixteen (80.1%) of them were females with a mean age of 53.6 years. Obesity (54.8% versus 43.7%, p<0.01), body mass index (BMI) (31.0 versus 28.9 kg/m2, p<0.01), and hypertension (26.3% versus 13.1%, p<0.001) were significantly higher in the cholelithiasis or cholecystectomy group. Although the prevalence of hyperbetalipoproteinemia was significantly lower in the cholelithiasis or cholecystectomy group (9.7% versus 18.0%, p<0.05), hypertriglyceridemia (25.0% versus 18.0%, p<0.05) was significantly higher in them.