Abstract Background: The Seven Countries Study in the 1960s showed very low mortality
from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Japan, which was attributed to very low levels of total …

Objectives High‐density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is a powerful cardiovascular risk
factor. Important gender and ethnic differences in plasma HDL levels exist and warrant …

Objective We aimed to investigate the relationship between high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (HDL-C) level and the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cause …

Methods: The Ansung-Ansan cohort was established for inclusion in a prospective, large-
scale, community-based epidemiologicstudy to investigate chronic diseases in Korea. The …

Aim: Lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) have been recognized as
a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), but the relationship between HDL-C values …

Background The associations between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels
and all-cause mortality are unclear in young adults (< 45 years) and in Asian populations …

Abstract Keys A (Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of
Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), Karvonen MJ, Punsar S, Menotti A, Fidanza F …

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the threshold level for non-high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (non-HDL-cholesterol) to raise the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) …

Aims We aimed to investigate whether the associations between high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (HDL-C) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and the optimal range differ …

The serum high density lipoprotein (HDL) and total cholesterol levels and their determinants
were explored in a random population sample from eastern Finland, an area with an …