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Triglycerides are often elevated in the same circumstances in which cholesterol levels are elevated, and with the same significance: increased risk of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.
Triglycerides may also be elevated in:
Liver disease
Endocrine disease
Nephrotic syndrome
Diabetes
Pancreatitis
Triglycerides may be decreased in:
Malnutrition
Hyperthyroidism
COPD
Brain infarction
Normal Values*
Men
40-160 mg/dl
0.45-1.81 mmol/L
Women
35-135 mg/dl
0.40-1.53 mmol/L
Pregnancy
<260 mg/dl
<2.94 mmol/L
Children
30-138 mg/dl
0.34-1.56 mmol/L
*These are general values taken from a variety of sources. The actual normal values may vary from lab to lab and from one type of testing protocol to another.
