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High prevalence of low HDL-c in the Philippines compared to the US: population differences in associations with diet and BMI.
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2010
Rutherford Julienne N, McDade Thomas W, Feranil Alan B, Adair Linda S, Kuzawa Christopher W
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in the Philippines, although few studies here have examined the lipid profiles underlying disease risk. The isolated low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) phenotype has been implicated as a CVD risk factor, the prevalence of which exhibits significant variation across populations. To assess population variation in individual lipid components and...
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