Lower levels of serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are associated with a worse Duke treadmill score in men but not in women
Background: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are inversely related to the atherosclerotic burden and are higher in women than in men. We aimed to investigate the sex-specific relationship between serum HDL-C levels and the Duke treadmill score (DTS) in this study. Materials and Me...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Postgraduate Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2014;volume=60;issue=3;spage=260;epage=264;aulast=Erkan |