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Low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and raised triglycerides, affecting millions of patients worldwide, are strongly linked to significantly increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD):

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20090903/Low-HDL-cholesterol-and-high-triglycerides-linked-to-increased-risk-of-CHD.aspx

From the article :

"In the past three decades in the U.S., while the prevalence of abnormal levels of LDL-C has decreased, the prevalence of combined abnormal TG (greater than or equal to 150 mg/dL) and HDL-C ((less than)40 mg/dL) has doubled and the prevalence of elevated TG (greater than or equal to 150 mg/dL) has increased five-fold.(5) Elevated TG ((greater than)150 mg/dL) is also common, affecting about 50 percent of adults with prior CVD.(6) "