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Lead
The Cleveland Clinic
This study will determine if the protective function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is impaired in obese patients and will help to enhance cardiovascular risk prediction. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) will be captured as a means of assessing early vascular changes associated with low HDL levels in obesity. A novel measurement for clinical correlation has also been introduced called carotid extra-medial thickness (cEMT) which will be compared to cIMT in this obese population.
Age
20–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Group 1:
* Age 20-80
* English speaking
* BMI 20-25 kg/m2
Group 2:
* Age 20-80
* English speaking
* BMI \> 30 kg/m2
* TG \> 150 and
* HDL \> 50 (females) \>40 (Males)
Group 3:
* Age 20-80
* English speaking
* BMI \> 30 kg/m2
* TG \> 150 and
* HDL \< 50 (females) \< 40 (males)
You may not be if
Self-reported history of:
* Diabetes mellitus
* Any previous lipid therapy within the last three months
* Macrovascular events including TIA, stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, claudication, or known peripheral vascular disease
