Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in a Japanese Community

• DOI: 10.5551/jat.51961
• Publication Date: 2019-11-10T22:03:31Z
• Authors: Mayu Higashioka; Satoko Sakata; Takanori Honda; Jun Hata; Daigo Yoshida; Yoichiro Hirakawa; Mao Shibata; Kenichi Goto; Takanari Kitazono; Haruhiko Osawa; Toshiharu Ninomiya
• Keywords: Male; Coronary Disease; Cholesterol, LDL; Middle Aged; Prognosis; 16. Peace & justice; Risk Assessment; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Japan; Heart Disease Risk Factors; Predictive Value of Tests; Centrifugation, Density Gradient; Humans; Original Article; Female; Prospective Studies; Biomarkers; Follow-Up Studies; Proportional Hazards Models

Aims: This study aims to investigate the association between serum small dense low-density lipoprotein (sdLDL) cholesterol level and development of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a Japanese community.