Lower or higher HDL-C levels are associated with cardiovascular events in the general population in rural China

Abstract Background The present study aims to estimate whether high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is correlated with cardiovascular events (CVEs) and cardiovascular mortality (CVM) in a large sample of the general population in rural areas of China. Methods Adult participants (n = 10,266,...

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Main Authors: Shasha Yu, Xiaofan Guo, Guang Xiao Li, Hongmei Yang, Liqiang Zheng, Yingxian Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-020-01331-6