Increased Triglyceride Levels in a Japanese Population Living in Southern Brazil

Background present study we investigated 96 individuals of Japanese descent living in southern Brazil (Cascavel-PR) in terms of triglyceride (TG) levels (> or ≤200 mg/dL) and compared them to non-Japanese control individuals. s lyzed TG and total cholesterol (TC) levels by an enzymatic method and apolipoprotein A-I and B (apo A-I and apo B) by a turbidimetric method. We also determined the lipoproteins HDL and LDL by a direct method and by electrophoresis. All these determinations were performed in plasma. s els were above 200 mg/dL in 18.7% of the individuals of Japanese descent and in 8.4% of the controls. Mean TC levels were 259 mg/dL for Japanese descendants and 225 mg/dL for the control group. We observed that individuals of Japanese descent with TG levels above 200 mg/dL had the highest TC, LDL-c, and VLDL-c levels and the lowest HDL-c and apo A-I levels. Body mass index (BMI) was also higher in individuals of Japanese descent with TG above 200 mg/dL. sions apanese population has high TG levels compared to control individuals, and diet did not influence these levels.