Jorge Plutzky
Biographic Data
| ID | 9023053 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jorge Plutzky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jorge |
| FAMILY NAME | Plutzky |
| SIGNATURE | PLUTZKY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Epicentre Uganda |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7194-9876 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
To fast or not to fast
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), highlighting the need for tools to enable CVD risk stratification in the region. Although non-HDL-cholesterol (nHDL-C) has been promoted as a method to measure lipids without a requirement for fasting in the USA, its diagnostic validity has not been assessed in sSA. We sought to estimate: 1) the association between LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) …
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To fast or not to fast
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), highlighting the need for tools to enable CVD risk stratification in the region. Although non-HDL-cholesterol (nHDL-C) has been promoted as a method to measure lipids without a requirement for fasting in the USA, its diagnostic validity has not been assessed in sSA. We sought to estimate: 1) the association between LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) …
Cholesterol (1 works) · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (1 works) · Dietary Effects on Health (1 works) · HIV-related health complications and treatments (1 works) · Internal Medicine (1 works) · Interquartile range (1 works) · Medicine (1 works)