Temporal sequence of blood lipids and insulin resistance in perimenopausal women: the study of women's health across the nation.

Introduction Dyslipidemia and insulin resistance are common risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and their prevalence has shown an increasing trend. 1–3 Previous studies have found that 53.5% of patients with hypercholesterolemia have insulin resistance, 4 and 67.1% of patients with diabetes will also suffer from dyslipidemia. 5 The coexistence of the dyslipidemia and diabetes significantly increases the risk of stroke. 6 Epidemiologic studies have found that patients with insulin resistance and diabetes tended to have higher levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C).

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