High total cholesterol and high triglycerides suggest that the patient may have hyperlipidemia, which is mainly caused by primary or secondary dyslipidemia.
1. Primary dyslipidemia: Most primary dyslipidemias are of unknown cause, and are generally thought to be the result of a combination of multiple genes (certain gene defects) and environmental factors (such as lack of exercise and high-calorie food intake, etc.), resulting in elevated total cholesterol and triglycerides.
2. Secondary dyslipidemia: patients with diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, Cushing’s syndrome and other systemic diseases, or the use of thiazide diuretics, such as hydrochlorothiazide, chlorothiazide, etc., the long-term use of large amounts of methylprednisolone and other glucocorticosteroids, can also cause patients with total cholesterol and triglyceride elevation.
It is recommended that patients with elevated total cholesterol and triglycerides go to the hospital in time to avoid delays.