Association of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the general population: insights from NHANES 1999–2018

Abstract Background Previous studies have shown that extremely high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol are paradoxically associated with adverse outcomes in certain clinical settings. We aimed to test the hypothesis that extremely high levels of HDL cholesterol are associated with...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Shan Li, Zhiqing Fu, Wei Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-03-01
Subjects:	High-density lipoprotein cholesterol All-cause mortality Cardiovascular mortality Non-cardiovascular mortality Lipid
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22251-z