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Re:Total cholesterol and mortality by sex and age:study of 1... by sab24 on Thursday September 21, 2023 @04:14AM (#37594673)
The article basically states that a higher cholesterol (up to a certain point) reduces the hazard ratio. Therefore cutting your cholesterol in half does seem to increase your health risk (assuming your cholesterol was not extremely high).
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Re:Total cholesterol and mortality by sex and age:study of 1... by jokowueu on Thursday September 21, 2023 @07:45AM (#37596212)
It was very high and I beleive it's genetic , my mother tried all available statins then moved from pcsk9 inhibitors to inclisiran and now her chelesterol is in check
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