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High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Four prospective American studies.

Abstract

The British Regional Heart Study (BRHS) reported in 1986 that much of the inverse relation of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) and incidence of coronary heart disease was eliminated by covariance adjustment. Using the proportional hazards model and adjusting for age, blood pressure, smoking, body mass index, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, we analyzed this relation separately in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), Lipid …

Authors

Gordon DJ; Probstfield JL; Garrison RJ; Neaton JD; Castelli WP; Knoke JD; Jacobs DR; Bangdiwala S; Tyroler HA

Journal

Circulation, Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 8–15

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

January 1989

DOI

10.1161/01.cir.79.1.8

ISSN

0009-7322