Total Cholesterol/HDL Cholesterol Ratio vs LDL Cholesterol/HDL Cholesterol Ratio as Indices of Ischemic Heart Disease Risk in Men

Lemieux, Isabelle; Lamarche, Benoı̂t; Couillard, Charles; Pascot, Agnès; Cantin, Bernard; Bergeron, Jean; R. Dagenais, Gilles; Després, Jean‐Pierre

doi:10.1001/archinte.161.22.2685

Public

Total Cholesterol/HDL Cholesterol Ratio vs LDL Cholesterol/HDL Cholesterol Ratio as Indices of Ischemic Heart Disease Risk in Men

Published in Archives of Internal Medicine • Dec 10, 2001

Authors:

Isabelle Lemieux

Benoı̂t Lamarche

Charles Couillard

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Total cholesterol (TC)/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)/HDL-C ratios are used to predict ischemic heart disease risk. There is, however, no consensus on which of these 2 indices is superior. The objective of the present study wa...

Subject

Internal medicine

Medicine

Cholesterol

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!