title: By the way, doctor. My cholesterol numbers are as follows: Total-220; HDL-82 (it's been anywhere from 75 to 85 for the last 20 years); LDL-150; total-to-HDL ratio-2.7. I'm 85, and the heart doctor wants to put me on a statin. I feel great; I'm not overweight, and I don't have any heart problems. I don't take any medications except a daily 81-mg baby aspirin. Do I need to take a statin?
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors