Abstract
Low HDL-C predicts CHD mortality and occurrence of new CHD events in persons older than 70 years. Elevated total cholesterol was not found to be associated with CHD mortality in older men, but may be a risk factor for CHD in older women.
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MedicineInternal medicineRelative riskCoronary heart diseaseConfidence intervalCohort studyProspective cohort studyCohortCholesterolCardiology
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- 1995
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- 274
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- 7
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- 539-539
- Citations
- 276
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Maria-Chiara Corti
(1995).
HDL Cholesterol Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Older Persons.
JAMA
, 274
(7)
, 539-539.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1995.03530070037026
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- 10.1001/jama.1995.03530070037026