Yang RF, et al. - In this study involving patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), researchers used a single variable regression to examine the link between triglyceride (TG) levels, waist circumference (WC), free fatty acids (FFA) levels, and coronary artery score (CAS). Based on the presence or absence of high TG and/or waist phenotype (WP), patients were divided into 4 groups. They detected significantly higher serum FFA level in patients with both increased WC and high TG levels vs that of patients without either of these complications. More serious inflammation in these patients was reflected by the close correlation between the CAS and FFA levels, as seen in regression analysis. The utility of increased WC and high TG levels, as well as FFA level, for the prediction of cardiovascular disease and as a clinical guide for early intervention in the treatment of coronary heart diseases was indicated.