Individuals with elevated plasma concentrations of HDL cholesterol are at lower risk for
ischemic heart disease (IHD). Whether the cardioprotective effects of HDL can be attributed …

The aim of the Helsinki Heart Study, a 5-year primary prevention placebo-controlled study
involving 4081 dyslipidaemic men (aged 40 to 55 years), was to investigate if increasing …

The concentrations of cholesterol (C) and phospholipid (PL) levels in the high density
lipoprotein (HDL) fraction and the HDL 2 and HDL 3 subfractions were determined in 74 …

The high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentrations of frozen specimen obtained
in 1972-73 are reported from 93 men aged 40-49 years who later developed coronary heart …

Extensive data implicate cholesterol in the atherosclerotic process responsible for coronary
disease. Of the atherosclerotic disease outcomes, serum cholesterol is most strongly related …

High triglyceride (TG) and low HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is the characteristic dyslipidemia
seen in insulin-resistant subjects. We examined the role of this dyslipidemia as a risk factor …

Plasma cholesterol concentrations vary widely within and between populations, underlying
a broad range of coronary heart disease mortality. Since the metabolic bases of this …

Aim: The high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level is a major negative risk factor for
atherosclerotic diseases dependent on various lifestyle parameters. Changes in the lifestyle …

The relation between body mass index expressed as weight in kilograms divided by height
in meters cubed (weight (kg)/helght (ml) and plasma total cholesterol was assessed in a …

This 20-year follow-up report presents the incidence of definite coronary events and its
relation to serum total cholesterol (TC) and α-lipoprotein cholesterol percentage (percentage …