Journal of clinical lipidology
Liver diseases and low serum albumin as potential confounders in the association between low total cholesterol and elevated all-cause and cancer mortality: The Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort (J-MICC) study.
Maggy Audrey Murielle Bassole Epse Brou, Akira Fujiyoshi, Aya Higashiyama, Yukiko Okami, Yoshikuni Kita, Katsuyuki Miura, Hiroaki Ikezaki, Takuma Furukawa, Takashi Tamura, Daisaku Nishimoto, Takeshi Nishiyama, Naoyuki Takashima, Kiyonori Kuriki, Masashi Ishizu, Yingsong Lin
Published: 202510.1016/j.jacl.2025.11.009
Abstract
BACKGROUND: While cholesterol-lowering trials have consistently demonstrated cardiovascular disease (CVD) benefits, some observational studies showed an elevated mortality risk from all-cause, CVD, and cancer in those with low total cholesterol (TC).…
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