Gender differences in fasting and postprandial metabolic traits predictive of subclinical atherosclerosis in an asymptomatic Chinese population

• Main Authors: Loh, Xinpeng, Sun, Lijuan, Allen, John Carson, Goh, Hui Jen, Kong, Siew Ching, Huang, Weiting, Ding, Cherlyn, Bosco, Nabil, Egli, Leonie, Actis-Goretta, Lucas, Magkos, Faidon, Arigoni, Fabrizio, Yeo, Khung Keong, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Atherosclerosis; Postprandial Period
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171288
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The prediction utility of Framingham Risk Score in populations with low conventional cardiovascular risk burden is limited, particularly among women. Gender-specific markers to predict cardiovascular risk in overtly healthy people are lacking. In this study we hypothesize that postprandial responses...