title: Serum cholesterol and primary brain tumours: a case-control study.
abstract: The association between serum cholesterol level and primary brain tumours in adults was studied in a case-control study. Some 150 cases were compared with 649 hospital-based controls. An association between elevated serum cholesterol level and primary brain tumours was found. This relationship was concentrated in meningioma cases and may represent a marker for an elevated socioeconomic status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Neugut
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Radin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D002784:Cholesterol