Chen C, et al. - A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the association between triglyceride (TG) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in Japanese patients. In this analysis, 912 Japanese men and women (24-84 years old), had a medical health check-up program including the results from baPWV inspection and a standardized questionnaire in Japan. It was observed that the relationship between TG/HDL-C and baPWV was non-linear. When TG/HDL-C was less than 5.6, TG/HDL-C was positively related with baPWV. In excessive alcoholic subjects, the trend was opposite.