Table 2.
Fasting and postprandial triglyceride concentrations (mmol/l)
| TG 0 | TG 4 | TG 6 | TG 8 | AUC | |
| TD patients | |||||
| Case 1 (V10) | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 17.8 |
| Case 2 (V9) | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 29.8 |
| Case 3 (V16) | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 31.9 |
| Case 4 (V17) | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 14.8 |
| Case 5 (V14) | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 13.5 |
| Control group | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.7 (0.4) | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.4) | 12.4 |
TG 0, baseline fasting plasma triglyceride (TG) concentrations; TG 4/6/8, plasma TG concentrations four/six/eight hours after the test meal; AUC, area under the curve (mmol/litre/hour). The “V + a number” abbreviations refer to the family tree shown in fig 1.