“…Nine studies were conducted in the USA (16,18,20,32,35,(37)(38)(39)(40) , one in Sweden (42) , five in Korea (6,9,10,22,27) , two in China (23,30) , eight in Japan (8,24,26,28,29,31,36,43) , one in Austria (41) and three in European countries (4,17,34) (Tables 1 and 2). Pooled analysis showed a significant association between serum TAG and CRN (n 29 studies; summary RR = 1·08; 95 % CI 1·05, 1·12, P < 0·00001; Fig.…”