Background: Bilirubin can prevent lipid oxidation in vitro, but the association in vivo with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) levels has been poorly explored. Our aim is to the association of Ox-LDL with total bilirubin (TB) levels and with variables related with metabolic syndrome and inflammation, in young obese individuals. Findings: 125 obese patients (13.4 years; 53.6% females) were studied. TB, lipid profile including Ox-LDL, markers of glucose metabolism, and levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and adiponectin were determined. Anthropometric data was also collected. In all patients, Ox-LDL correlated positively with BMI, total cholesterol, LDLc, triglycerides (TG), CRP, glucose, insulin and HOMAIR; while inversely with TB and HDLc/Total cholesterol ratio (P∈
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Nascimento, H., Alves, A. I., Coimbra, S., Catarino, C., Gomes, D., Bronze-Da-Rocha, E., … Belo, L. (2015). Bilirubin is independently associated with oxidized LDL levels in young obese patients. Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-7-4
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