Hypertriglyecridemia/Secondary Hypertriglyceridemia

Classification

As primary or secondary to another cause that can be obesity, diabetes type 2 or excessive alcohol consumption^[1]

A diet high in carbohydrate content ^[2] ^[3]
A diet high in fat content ^[4]
Idiopathic
Obesity ^[1]
Diabetes mellitus^[1]
Metabolic Syndrome ^[5]
Paraproteinemic disorders
Alcohol use ^[1]
Estrogen therapy ^[4]
Use of glucocorticoids ^[4]
Medications like Zoloft, isotretinoin, some antihypertensive agents(e.g thiazides), tamoxifen ^[4]
Nephrotic syndrome ^[6]
hypothyroidism

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Yuan G, Al-Shali KZ, Hegele RA (2007). "Hypertriglyceridemia: its etiology, effects and treatment". CMAJ. 176 (8): 1113–20. doi:10.1503/cmaj.060963. PMC 1839776. PMID 17420495.
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↑ McCarty MF (2004). "An elevation of triglycerides reflecting decreased triglyceride clearance may not be pathogenic -- relevance to high-carbohydrate diets". Med Hypotheses. 63 (6): 1065–73. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2002.11.002. PMID 15504577.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Pejic RN, Lee DT (2006). "Hypertriglyceridemia". J Am Board Fam Med. 19 (3): 310–6. PMID 16672684.
↑ Ford ES, Giles WH, Dietz WH (2002). "Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among US adults: findings from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey". JAMA. 287 (3): 356–9. PMID 11790215.
↑ Appel G (1991). "Lipid abnormalities in renal disease". Kidney Int. 39 (1): 169–83. PMID 2002630.