Hdl Cholesterol

Older adults with high levels or low levels of HDL had a small increased risk for dementia compared with those with average levels, researchers reported in Neurology.

Postmenopausal women with high total or HDL cholesterol have an increased risk for heart failure compared with women with normal cholesterol levels, according to a study published in Menopause.

The percentage of adults with metabolically healthy obesity increased from 1999 to 2018 but remains much smaller than the proportion of those with metabolically unhealthy obesity, according to study data.

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Higher HDL levels may be associated with increased fracture risk for older adults independent of other risk factors, according to a post hoc analysis of the ASPREE study.

Low HDL was associated with CHD risk among white adults but not Black adults, and high HDL was not protective of risk in either, researchers reported.

In a phase 2 trial, obicetrapib, an investigational cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor, decreased LDL, non-HDL, lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein B and increased HDL at 8 weeks, researchers reported in Nature Medicine.

Among patients with clinical hypertension, researchers observed greater risk for CV events among men with high and low HDL levels compared with men with medium HDL, defined as 40 mg/dL to 80 mg/dL.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Changes in HDL level may be linked with SARS-CoV-2 infection risk and subsequent outcomes in COVID-19, a speaker reported.

Researchers have identified lipid cutoffs that may indicate elevated risk for MI and stroke among young adults aged 20 to 39 years without a history of diabetes, according to findings published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.