Lack of Association Between Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality and Morbidity and All-Cause Mortality in Persons Older Than 70 Years
Krumholz HM, Seeman TE, Merrill SS, Mendes de Leon CF, Vaccarino V, Silverman DI, Tsukahara R, Ostfeld AM, Berkman LF. Lack of Association Between Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality and Morbidity and All-Cause Mortality in Persons Older Than 70 Years. JAMA 1994, 272: 1335-1340. PMID: 7772105, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03520170045034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart disease mortalityHeart disease mortalityTotal serum cholesterolSerum cholesterol levelsRisk factor-adjusted odds ratioFactor-adjusted odds ratiosTotal serum cholesterol levelsCause mortalityCoronary heart diseaseHDL-C levelsUnstable anginaHighest tertileCholesterol levelsSerum cholesterolMyocardial infarctionDisease mortalityLow HDLLowest tertileHeart diseaseRisk factorsOdds ratioElevated total serum cholesterol levelsHigher total serum cholesterolCommunity-based cohort studyHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol