U-shaped association between low-density lipid cholesterol and diabetes mellitus in patients with hypertension

Abstract Background The magnitude and direction of association of low-density lipid cholesterol (LDL-C) with diabetes mellitus (DM) might differ by hypertensive status, but there is limited epidemiological evidence in China. Methods We examined the association between LDL-C levels and DM in 9892 par...

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Main Authors: Lin Liu, Geng Shen, Jia-yi Huang, Yu-ling Yu, Chao-lei Chen, Yu-qing Huang, Ying-qing Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-019-1105-5