Association between low density lipoprotein and all cause and cause specific mortality in Denmark: prospective cohort study.

Camilla Ditlev Lindhardt JohannesenAnne LangstedMartin Bødtker MortensenBørge Grønne Nordestgaard

Published in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2020)

In the general population, low and high levels of LDL-C were associated with an increased risk of all cause mortality, and the lowest risk of all cause mortality was found at an LDL-C concentration of 3.6 mmol/L (140 mg/dL).

Keyphrases

low density lipoprotein
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease