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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Metabolism. 2014 Mar 5;63(5):727–734. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2014.03.001

Figure 1. ABCA-1 mediated cholesterol efflux in patients with type 2 diabetes and with or without hypertriglyceridemia.

Figure 1

Efflux ratio was greater in participants with both diabetes and increased triglyceride levels compared to participants with diabetes but without increased triglycerides (1a, p = 0.009, n=71). The efflux results were normalized to a standard pool. In contrast, HDL cholesterol levels were lower in subjects with both diabetes and increased triglyceride levels compared to participants with diabetes but without increased triglycerides (1b, p=0.04, n=72). These findings highlight the discrepancy between HDL cholesterol and ABCA-1 mediated efflux in hypertriglyceridemia. DM: type 2 diabetes, TG: Triglyceride levels between 150 mg/dL-500 mg/dL.