Open AccessHigh Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and the Risk of All-Cause Mortality among U.S. Veterans
Author(s) -
Benjamin Bowe,
Yan Xie,
Hong Xian,
Sumitra Balasubramanian,
Mohamed A. Zayed,
Ziyad AlAly
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00730116
Subject(s) - medicine , cholesterol , interquartile range , hypocholesterolemia , high density lipoprotein , cause of death , gastroenterology , endocrinology , disease
The relationship between HDL cholesterol and all-cause mortality in patients with kidney disease is not clear. We sought to characterize the relationship of HDL cholesterol and risk of death and examine the association by eGFR levels.
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