Clinical and metabolic characteristics of treated hyperlipidemic patients additionally affected by subclinical hyperglycemia

Background Impaired glucose regulation (IGR) and hyperlipidemia (HL) are associated with an increased risk of developing a cardiovascular disease. Hyperlipidemic patients were shown to bear a greater risk for an increased intima media thickness (IMT). However little is known about differences between treated hyperlipidemic patients (HL) with normal (NGR) or impaired (IGR) glucose regulation. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study, involving 96 non-diabetic HL patients with IGR (fasting plasma glucose of ≥ 100 mg/dl and