HEALTHY DIETS AND SCIENCE: Low Cholesterol increases the mortality rate by 30% in men aged 30-65

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Saturday, 10 April 2010

Low Cholesterol increases the mortality rate by 30% in men aged 30-65

This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology Volume 151 Number 8 739-747 April 15, 2000

Study title and authors:
Which Cholesterol Level Is Related to the Lowest Mortality in a Population with Low Mean Cholesterol Level: A 6.4-Year Follow-up Study of 482,472 Korean Men
Yun-Mi Song,1 Joohon Sung,2 and Joung Soon Kim3

The paper can be accessed at: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/151/8/739.pdf

The study evaluated the relationship between low cholesterol levels and mortality rates. The study followed 482,472 Korean men aged 30-65 years for six years.

The study found that men with the lowest cholesterol (under 135 mg/dL or 3.5 mmol/l) had a 30% increased mortality rate compared to the men with the highest cholesterol (over 252 mg/dL or 6.5 mmol/l).