Performance of body mass index and percentage of body fat in predicting cardiometabolic risk factors in Thai adults.

Background: Body mass index (BMI) and percentage of body fat (PBF) are used to measure obesity; however, their performance in identifying cardiometabolic risk in Southeast Asians is unclear. Generally, Asian women have higher PBF and lower BMI than do men and other ethnic populations. This study was conducted to address whether a discord exists between these measures in predicting obesity-related cardiometabolic risk in a Thai population and to test whether associations between the measures and risk factors for cardiovascular disease have a sex-specific inclination.

Small-dense LDL/large-buoyant LDL ratio associates with the metabolic syndrome.

Objective: Heterogeneous particles of intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) vary in atherogenesis. We investigated the association between the metabolic syndrome (MetS) score and lipoprotein subclasses.

Design And Methods: A total of 260 outpatients were scored into six groups, based on their number of MetS components.

Heterogeneous properties of intermediate- and low-density lipoprotein subpopulations.

Objective: Intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) consist of heterogeneous particles whose subpopulations may have different atherogenic characteristics. This study investigated the associations between these subpopulations and other lipids, lipoproteins and atherosclerosis-related markers.

Design And Methods: A total of 416 subjects (124 males and 292 females, mean age: 50.

Importance of delayed perfusion with primary angioplasty on short-term mortality in acute myocardial infarction patients.

Background: Early primary coronary interventions (PCI) in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with improved outcome and mortality rate but delayed reperfusion especially after 6 hours is still doubtful in terms of clinical benefits because most myocardial muscle are infarcted after 6 hours of onset of chest pain.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the mortality rate of patients treated with PCI within 6 hours of symptom onset to those treated between 6 to 24 hours after the onset of STEMI.

Material And Method: The present study included consecutive patients from the data of the Fast Track Registry of King Chulalongkorn Hospital from June 1, 1999 to October 31, 2003 to compare the thirty-day mortality of patients treated with early or delayed PCI (0-6 hours vs.