Abstract
The ratio of total plasma cholesterol level to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level is as accurate as current American screening guidelines. Future guidelines should better incorporate high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and nonlipid risk factors to target high-risk individuals accurately.
Keywords
MedicineNational Cholesterol Education ProgramCholesterolFramingham Risk ScoreInternal medicineCoronary heart diseaseReceiver operating characteristicRisk assessmentCardiologyDiseaseMetabolic syndromeObesity
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- 1995
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- Volume
- 274
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 801-801
- Citations
- 210
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Steven A. Grover
(1995).
Identifying Adults at Increased Risk of Coronary Disease.
JAMA
, 274
(10)
, 801-801.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1995.03530100041032
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.1995.03530100041032