LPA and metabolic syndrome: A very high prevalence of different types of dyslipidemia was found in the population of 257 HIV+ patients: 33% showed increased cholesterol, 46% increased triglycerides, decreased HDL-cholesterol level in 65%, cholesterol/HDL-chol ratio ≥ 3.5 in 86%, increased LDL-cholesterol in 61%, increased Lp(a) in 22%, increased free fatty acids in 79% and increased phospholipids in 9%.