title: Predicting coronary heart disease risk using multiple lipid measures.
abstract: Principal component analysis was used to summarize variations among 7 lipid measures included in the Framingham Offspring Study (n = 2,694). An overall measure combining information from the 7 lipids was compared with conventional lipid measures in adjusted survival analyses and was found to be a superior predictor of coronary heart disease risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA. everettc@musc.edu <everettc@musc.edu>
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Everett
authors.forename: Arch G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Mainous
authors.forename: Richelle J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Koopman
authors.forename: Vanessa A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis