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Prognostic Value of Fasting Versus Nonfasting Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels on Long-Term Mortality
Author(s) -
Bethany Doran,
Yu Guo,
Jinfeng Xu,
Howard Weintraub,
Samia Mora,
David J. Maron,
Sripal Bangalore
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.114.010001
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , propensity score matching , proportional hazards model , national health and nutrition examination survey , hazard ratio , population , environmental health
National and international guidelines recommend fasting lipid panel measurement for risk stratification of patients for prevention of cardiovascular events. However, the prognostic value of fasting versus nonfasting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is uncertain.

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