Factors associated with low and elevated plasma high density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I levels in the Framingham Offspring Study.
A decreased high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level (< 35 mg/dl) has been shown to be a significant independent risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Moreover, increased HDL cholesterol levels (> or = 60 mg/dl) are associated with a decreased CHD risk. Levels of HDL cholestero...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1994-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520391811 |