Journal article
Plasma Triglyceride Level and Mortality from Coronary Heart Disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether the plasma triglyceride level is a risk factor for coronary heart disease has been controversial, and evaluation of the triglyceride level as a risk factor is fraught with methodologic difficulties.
METHODS: We studied the association between plasma triglyceride levels and the 12-year incidence of death from coronary heart disease in 10 North American populations participating in the Lipid Research Clinics Follow-up Study, …
Authors
Criqui MH; Heiss G; Cohn R; Cowan LD; Suchindran CM; Bangdiwala S; Kritchevsky S; Jacobs DR; O'Grady HK; Davis CE
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 328, No. 17, pp. 1220–1225
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
April 29, 1993
DOI
10.1056/nejm199304293281702
ISSN
0028-4793