Sentences with phrase «cholesterol values by»

As expected based on predictive modelling, patients began to return to their baseline LDL cholesterol values by an average of 2 - 3 % per month, meaning they will be back to their starting levels by about 18 - 21 months for the two dose groups.

Not exact matches

Two other vignettes consider other issues raised by a 78 - year - old patient with dementia and an abnormal heart rhythm, and the value of screening tests for high cholesterol or colon cancer in a 69 - year - old patient with dementia.

Despite the weak predictive value of Total and LDL cholesterol, people with elevated numbers are often instructed to lower cholesterol by any means necessary... including a low - fat diet (which doesn't work) and statin drugs.

HDL - C, HDL cholesterol; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; CVD, cardiovascular disease.P values were obtained by using Wilcoxon's test for continuous variables and chi - square for categorical data (or Fisher's test for frequencies ≤ 5).

Claims are made or implied that cholesterol - free substitutes will lower cholesterol levels in the blood with no clinical tests by the producers having been made as proof of its total nutritional value.

Unless I was reading it wrong, there was no significant difference between baseline and 8 wk values for TGs, total and LDL cholesterol, but there was a significant increase of HDL by 8 weeks which would decrease the LDL: HDL and TC: HDL ratios.

In a surprise turnaround, The New York Times questions the value of treating cholesterol with statin drugs in this article, «New Questions on Treating Cholesterol», By ALEX BERENSON, New York Times Januarcholesterol with statin drugs in this article, «New Questions on Treating Cholesterol», By ALEX BERENSON, New York Times JanuarCholesterol», By ALEX BERENSON, New York Times January 17, 2008.

Claims that butter causes chronic high cholesterol values have not been substantiated by research — although some studies show that butter consumption causes a small, temporary rise — while other studies have shown that stearic acid, the main component of beef fat, actually lowers cholesterol.59 Margarine, on the other hand, provokes chronic high levels of cholesterol and has been linked to both heart disease and cancer.60 The new soft margarines or tub spreads, while lower in hydrogenated fats, are still produced from rancid vegetable oils and contain many additives.

Letter by Horne et al regarding article, «Prognostic value of fasting versus nonfasting low - density lipoprotein cholesterol levels on long - term mortality: insight from the National Health and Nutrition Survey III (NHANES - III)