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).
