Metadata

Name Raised Triglycerides
Type Disease or Syndrome
Group Endocrine
Data Sources
Clinical Terminologies
Codelists
Valid Event Data Range 01/01/1999 - 01/07/2016
Sex Female
Male
Authors Kuan V, Denaxas S, Gonzalez-Izquierdo A, Direk K, Bhatti O, Husain S, Sutaria S, Hingorani M, Nitsch D, Parisinos C, Lumbers T, Mathur R, Sofat R, Casas JP, Wong I, Hemingway H, Hingorani A
Agreement Date 20 May 2019
Version (UUID) 1 (fRXAxzUnDFksYJ8YB2WDn6)

Implementation

At the specified date, a patient is defined as having had 'Raised Triglycerides' IF they meet the criteria for any of the following on or before the specified date. 

Primary care
1. IF the highest value EVER recorded for Triglycerides for a patient on or before the specified date is greater than:
a) serum: 1.7 mmol/L
OR
b) serum: 150.569 mg/dL
OR
c) plasma: 1.6521 mmol/L
OR
d) plasma: 146.3256 mg/dL

Publications

Kuan V., Denaxas S., Gonzalez-Izquierdo A. et al. A chronological map of 308 physical and mental health conditions from 4 million individuals in the National Health Service. The Lancet Digital Health - DOI 10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30012-3