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Table 3 Frequency of Risk Factors in HTG Patients at Initial Clinic Visit

From: Incidence of pancreatitis, secondary causes, and treatment of patients referred to a specialty lipid clinic with severe hypertriglyceridemia: a retrospective cohort study

  

n/N

%

High fat/sugar diet:

 

75/95

79

Physical Exercise:

>5/wk

13/85

15.3

 

3-5/wk

15/85

17.6

 

< 3/wk

15/85

17.6

 

none

42/85

49.4

Alcohol Consumption:

>14 drinks/wk

11/95

11.6

 

7-14 drinks/wk

8/95

8.4

 

1-7 drinks/wk

33/95

34.7

 

none

43/95

45.3

Diagnosed Hypothyroidism:

 

15/95

17.1

 

with TSH>5

5/15

33.3

Currently Smoking:

 

24/95

25.3

Medications:

B-blocker

16/95

16.9

 

Estrogen

6/95

6.4

 

Anti-retrovirals

4/95

4.3

 

Thiazide diuretic

3/95

3.2

Personal History:

Premature CAD

12/95

12.6

 

PVD

5/95

5.3

Family History:

Premature CVD

47/95

49.5

 

Dyslipidemia

15/95

15.8

  1. CAD = Coronary Artery Disease; PVD = Peripheral Vascular Disease;
  2. CVD = Cardiovascular Disease; TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
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