The Claim
A high triglyceride-to-HDL cholesterol ratio is associated with a 44% increased risk of coronary heart disease in White adults aged 45 and older, and shows no significant association with coronary heart disease in Black adults aged 45 and older.
What the research says
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In adults aged 45 and older, a high ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol is linked to a 44% higher risk of coronary heart disease in White individuals but not in Black individuals.
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A high triglyceride-to-HDL cholesterol ratio is associated with a 44% increased risk of coronary heart disease in White adults aged 45 and older, but shows no significant association in Black adults of the same age group, suggesting race-specific differences in lipid-based cardiovascular risk prediction.
In White adults, high triglycerides and low HDL cause fat particles to become small and sticky, which stick to artery walls and trigger inflammation that hardens the arteries. In Black adults, the same fat levels do not produce the same sticky particles or inflammation, so the arteries stay healthier despite similar fat levels.
What the research says
1 studyIn older adults, a high triglyceride-to-HDL ratio predicts heart disease risk in White people but not in Black people, according to this big study. So this lipid measure may not work as well for predicting heart disease in Black individuals.
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