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JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 10, Pages 1635-1640Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2012.07189.x
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gastric cancer; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hyperlipidemia; metabolic syndrome
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Background and Aim: Although there are some reports of an adverse effect of low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels on gastrointestinal cancers, the specific correlation between serum HDL-C levels and gastric cancer remains unknown. Methods: Preoperative serum HDL-C levels were retrospectively examined in 184 patients who had undergone gastrectomy. The patients who had undergone gastrectomy were divided into two groups: the normal-HDL-C group and the low-HDL-C group. We examined the characteristics and outcomes of these two groups. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to investigate the association between serum HDL-C levels and gastric cancer. Results: There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of the progression of gastric cancer. In the low-HDL-C group, lymphatic and vascular invasion was significantly increased. The prognosis of the patients in the normal-HDL-C group was significantly better than those in the low-HDL-C group. Conclusions: In this study, a positive correlation between low preoperative serum HDL-C levels and prognosis for gastric cancer was demonstrated. Serum HDL-C level may be a clinical prognostic factor for gastric cancer patients.
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