Possible risk factor for postmenopausal women: postprandial hypertriglyceridemia.

Aim: To explore the clinical implications of postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in postmenopausal Japanese women.

Methods: Postprandial blood samples were collected from 91 women at their initial visit, with fasting blood samples collected within the following month to examine their lipid profiles. These women were grouped into normotriglyceridemia (fasting/postprandial triglycerides [TG] < 150; n = 36), mild postprandial hypertriglyceridemia (fasting TG < 150, postprandial TG > or = 150, < 225; n = 27), moderate postprandial hypertriglyceridemia (fasting TG < 150, postprandial TG > or = 225; n = 19) and hypertriglyceridemia (fasting TG > or = 150; n = 9) by using 225 mg/dL as the cut-off value for postprandial hypertriglyceridemia.