Association between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Korean Adults: A Nationwide Cohort Study

CONCLUSION: We confirmed the incidence of CVD was increased in higher LDL-C range. The risk of CVD increased from ≥70 mg/dL of LDL-C in very high-risk and high-risk groups, and from ≥130 mg/dL of LDL-C in moderate-risk and low-risk groups in Korean adults.PMID:36727164 | DOI:10.4093/dmj.2021.0320

Source: Atherosclerosis - February 2, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Junghyun Noh Min Kyong Moon Eun-Jung Rhee Sang Hyun Park Hyeon Chang Kim Byung Jin Kim Hae Jin Kim Seonghoon Choi Jin Oh Na Young Youl Hyun Bum Joon Kim Kyung-Do Han In-Kyung Jeong Source Type: research