Abstract: Objective: The impact of elevated triglycerides (TG) and non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDLC) on the incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) has not been well evaluated in Asian populations such as in Japan, which have a lower incidence of myocardial infarction, but a higher risk of stroke than Western populations.Methods: The authors conducted an 11.7-year prospective study ending in 2005 of 5098 Japanese aged 30–79 living in an urban population, initially...