Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

IA (índice aterogénico)

English translation:

AI (atherogenic index)

Added to glossary by Giovanni Rengifo
Nov 3, 2017 16:42
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Spanish term

IA

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) Reports
This abbreviation appears in a patient's medical record under the CBC (complete blood count) section.

These are some of the test results listed in the report:

Hemoglobina
Hematocrito
VCM
HCM
HDL/LDL
CT
TGC
"IA" = 4,7
TSH

I checked the glossary and found "AI", but what does it mean actually?

Thank you in advance for any ideas, suggestions, and answers.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 atherogenic index

Discussion

Veronica Allievi Nov 3, 2017:
AI It has to do with lipo proteins, the proteins that transport colesterol in the blood: LDH, HDL, etc.

Proposed translations

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atherogenic index

Conseguí esto en internet

índice aterogénico (IA), LDL/HDL

Atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is a logarithmically transformed ratio of molar concentrations of triglycerides to HDL-cholesterol.

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Note added at 36 mins (2017-11-03 17:18:27 GMT)
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Acabo de chequear en Cosnautas y es una de las opciones que aparece en el glosario de siglas:

IA: 17 índice aterogénico || ◊ AI (atherogenic index)

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Note added at 55 mins (2017-11-03 17:38:02 GMT)
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El valor que tienes concuerda con los valores posibles

"El cociente o índice aterogénico es la proporción matemática entre los niveles de colesterol total en el organismo y colesterol HDL o lipoproteínas de alta densidad. Valores normales de este índice son de 4 o menos, mientras que a mayor índice aterogénico mayores son las probabilidades de que se forme una placa de ateroma en las arterias y de origen a aterosclerosis.
Entonces, para estimar el índice aterogénico debemos aplicar la siguiente ecuación:

Valores de Colesterol Total (en mg) / Valores de HDL (en mg)

Atherogenic index and coronarian risk – comparative ... - De Gruyter
https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/arsm.2015.21...3/......
by M Seceleanu - ‎2015 - ‎Related articles
Atherogenic index and coronarian risk – comparative assessment regarding the ... Atherogenic index prediction (AI) (LDL-c/. HDL-c report), considered normal if <3.5; the value of this index was considered to .... References. 1. Ichiki, T. (2010).

Aunque parece que el límite para considerar que hay riesgo no es universal (en algunos artículos dice que 4, en otros que 3,5)
Peer comment(s):

agree Marie Wilson : This seems convincing.
2 hrs
Thank you. Have a nice weekend
agree Stephen D. Moore : Yep, this is it.
7 hrs
Thank you very much
agree Joseph Tein : Hi Yvonne.
11 hrs
Hi, Joseph. Thank you
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