January 1, 1984International Journal of Epidemiology

HDL Serum Cholesterol and 24–Year Mortality of Men in Finland

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Why the study?

Is HDL cholesterol level associated with 24-year mortality in healthy men?

Population

787 'healthy' men in Helsinki and rural west and east Finland, consisting of 526 men aged 35-61 and 261 men…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

24 years

Authors

AKAncel KeysGeneral / Preventive / Lipids MKMARTI J KARVONENWorld Health Organization SPS PunsarGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

Discussion

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Implication

Non-HDL cholesterol may inform long-term coronary risk assessment in men; leaves open HDL cholesterol's independent prognostic value.

Structured PICO

Is HDL cholesterol level associated with 24-year mortality in healthy men?

Population

787 'healthy' men in Helsinki and rural west and east Finland, consisting of 526 men aged 35-61 and 261 men aged 30-34 at entry in 1956.

Intervention

HDL cholesterol level assessment (observational)

Outcome

24-year all-cause and coronary heart disease mortalityhard clinical

Long-term 24-year follow-up of Finnish men showed that non-HDL cholesterol, rather than HDL cholesterol, was significantly associated with coronary death.

Cite This Study

Keys et al. (1984) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10780f12e2385ed3fe2837 https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/13.4.428

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HDL Serum Cholesterol and 24–Year Mortality of Men in Finland

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HDL Serum Cholesterol and 24–Year Mortality of Men in Finland

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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