Why the study?
Are fasting levels of plasma triglycerides an independent risk factor for death from myocardial infarction in men and women?
Population
Men and women in the Stockholm Prospective Study (SPS)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
19 years
Authors
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Supports triglyceride inclusion in MI risk models; extends observational data but leaves causal effects open.
Are fasting levels of plasma triglycerides an independent risk factor for death from myocardial infarction in men and women?
Fasting plasma triglycerides are an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction mortality in both men and women over a 19-year follow-up.
Carlson et al. (1985) studied this question.
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