Inverse associations of HDL cholesterol and oxidized HDL with d-dimer in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

- Blood lipid and d-dimer relationships were investigated in type 2 diabetes patients.
- LDL cholesterol and oxidized (ox-) LDL were not significantly correlated with d-dimer.
- HDL cholesterol and ox-HDL showed independent inverse associations with d-dimer.
- Thrombotic risk may be high in the patients with low HDL cholesterol and ox-HDL.