A U-shaped association between the LDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio and all-cause mortality in elderly hypertensive patients: a prospective cohort study.
Yu YuMinghui LiXiao HuangWei ZhouTao WangLingjuan ZhuCongcong DingYu TaoHuihui BaoXiaoshu ChengPublished in: Lipids in health and disease (2020)
The results suggest that there is a U-shaped association between the LDL-C/HDL-C ratio and all-cause mortality. Both lower and higher LDL-C/HDL-C ratios were associated with increased all-cause mortality in elderly hypertensive patients.