Blood lipids and lipoproteins in relation to incidence and mortality risks for CVD and cancer in the prospective EPIC–Heidelberg cohort

Blood lipids and lipoproteins in relation to incidence and mortality risks for CVD and cancer in the prospective EPIC–Heidelberg cohort

Abstract Background Circulating concentrations of lipid biomarkers are associated with risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The evidence for a relationship with cancer risk, however, is not entirely consistent. This study aims to assess the relationships of total cholesterol (TC), high-density lip...

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Main Authors: Verena Andrea Katzke, Disorn Sookthai, Theron Johnson, Tilman Kühn, Rudolf Kaaks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Lipoprotein
Lipids
Cholesterol
Cancer
Mortality
EPIC–Heidelberg
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0976-4

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