When measuring LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), it is the cholesterol mass within the LDL particles that is being measured. The LDL particle population within LDL is heterogeneous – meaning that the size, density & composition of each particle will be different. sdLDL-C is a subfraction of low dens...
Meaning The greatest benefit from LDL-C–lowering therapy may occur for patients with baseline LDL-C levels of 100 mg/dL or greater. Abstract Importance Effects on specific fatal and nonfatal end points appear to vary for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering drug trials. Objecti...
Contingency analysis of dichotomous outcomes of knowledge and respective attainment of treatment goals was performed using Fisher's exact test. Correlation analysis was carried out using Spearman's test. Possibly associated factors...