title: Serum cholesterol and older people.
abstract: Serum cholesterol is positively associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) at all ages. Evidence from trials in middle-aged men with CHD suggests that morbidity and mortality can be reduced after only a few years of lipid-lowering treatment. Although older patients and women have not been included in these trials, both UK and USA expert committees' recommendations on measurement and reduction of cholesterol have not excluded such people. The literature on this issue is reviewed in order to put these recommendations into context.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Geratology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mindell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000097:blood; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol