- Assessed from the medical history and a complete physical examination, were plasma triglyceride concentrations ≥4 mmol/L (350 mg/dL), BMI >35 kg/m2, CVD clinical events, use of lipid-lowering drugs at least 2 months prior to the start of study, diabetes mellitus (at least 2 fasting glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L (≥ 126 mg/dL), renal insufficiency, thyroid or other endocrine disease.