LDL cholesterol level in fifth-grade schoolchildren associates with stature

Short stature is associated with increased LDL-cholesterol levels and coronary artery disease in adults. We investigated the relationship of stature to LDL levels in children in the West Virginia Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC) Project to determine whether the gen...

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Main Authors: Lee A. Pyles, Christa L. Lilly, Charles J. Mullett, Emily S. Polak, Eloise M. Elliott, William A. Neal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520338104