Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism
Dense cholesterol mismatch is linked to higher death risk
In the US cohort, a larger mismatch was linked to 15% higher all-cause mortality per standard deviation, a measure of statistical spread.In the US cohort, a larger mismatch was linked to 15% higher all-cause mortality per standard deviation, a measure of statistical spread.
Cohort studyLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Who was studiedAdults across stages of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome
What changedAll-cause mortality was 15% higher in the US and 23% higher in China per standard deviation increase in mismatch
The catchSmall, dense LDL cholesterol was estimated with an equation rather than measured directly