title: [Plasma total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and triglycerides as risk factors for cerebrovascular diseases. A 12-year follow-up by the Osterbro survey].
abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of plasma total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides on risk of cerebrovascular disease. The Copenhagen City Heart Study is a prospective population study with 14.223 and 12.411 participants in first (1976-78) and second (1981-83) examination, respectively, where plasma lipids were measured along with other variables. Acute cerebrovascular cases were recorded during 12-year follow-up and the associations between lipid levels and risk of cerebrovascular disease were estimated using the Cox regression model. Significantly increased risk of ischaemic cerebrovascular disease was associated with: total cholesterol levels > 8 mmol/l, decreasing HDL-cholesterol, and increasing triglyceride levels. The association with HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides was log-linear and relative risks (95% confidence intervals) corresponding to increase by 1 mmol/l were: 0.53 (0.34-0.83) and 1.12 (1.07-1.16), respectively. The relative risk for total cholesterol < or = 8 mmol/l was constant (non log-linear association). These associations did not vary significantly between women and men.
authors.affiliation: Neuromedicinsk afdeling, Hvidovre Hospital, København.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lindenstrøm
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boysen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nyboe
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Plasma-totalkolesterol, høj densitet lipoprotein-kolesterol og triglycerider som risikofaktorer for cerebrovaskulaere sygdomme. Tolvårs opfølgning fra Osterbroundersøgelsen.