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Narrowing sex differences in lipoprotein cholesterol subclasses following mid-life: the very large database of lipids (VLDL-10B).
Journal of the American Heart Association - 22 Apr 2014
Swiger Kristopher J, Martin Seth S, Blaha Michael J, Toth Peter P, Nasir Khurram, Michos Erin D, Gerstenblith Gary, Blumenthal Roger S, Jones Steven R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Women have less risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease compared with men up until midlife (ages 50 to 60), after which the gap begins to narrow post menopause. We hypothesized that the average lipid profile of women undergoes unfavorable changes compared with men after midlife. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined lipids by sex and age in the Very Large Database of Lipids 10B (VLDL 10B) study. The...
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