1. Serum lipid levels are positively correlated with lumbar disc herniation—a retrospective study of 790 Chinese patients
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Yunpeng Zhao, Jialin Jia, Yuedong Zhang, Mei Wang, Yong Hou, Jingkun Li, Meng Si, and Lin Nie
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Male ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Blood lipids ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Gastroenterology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,Risk Factors ,Hyperlipidemia ,Lumbar Vertebrae ,Middle Aged ,Lipids ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Cholesterol ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Female ,Intervertebral disc degeneration ,Intervertebral Disc Displacement ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hyperlipidemias ,Clinical nutrition ,Lumbar vertebrae ,Biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Asian People ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Serum lipids ,HDL-C ,LDL-C ,Triglycerides ,Dyslipidemias ,Retrospective Studies ,Biochemistry, medical ,Research ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Cholesterol, HDL ,Case-control study ,Retrospective cohort study ,Intervertebral disc ,Cholesterol, LDL ,medicine.disease ,Logistic Models ,Case-Control Studies ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background Abnormal serum lipid levels have been shown to be associated with the occurrence of atherosclerosis, but little is known about the relationships of them with the risk of developing intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) in Chinese population. Methods We performed a case–control study to assess the relationship between serum lipid levels and lumbar disc degeneration. A total of 790 Chinese patients were recruited for this study at the time of hospitalization. We examined fasting serum lipid levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). 396 patients (235 men and 161 women; mean age: 41.07 years) underwent surgery for single-level lumbar disc herniation. A control group of 394 patients (225 men and 169 women; mean age: 42.1 years) underwent surgery for wounded lower limbs during the same period. Patients in the control group were collected randomly from among patients who were age- and sex-matched patients with the case group. Results Patients with lumbar disc herniation had significantly higher TC and LDL-C serum concentrations (P
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- 2016