title: Changes in total cholesterol levels in Western societies are not related to statin, but rather dietary factors: the example of the Icelandic population.
authors.affiliation: Icelandic Heart Association, Holtasmari 1, 200, Kopavogur, Iceland.
authors.forename: Bolli
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thorsson
authors.forename: Laufey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steingrimsdottir
authors.forename: Sigrun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halldorsdottir
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sigurdsson
authors.forename: Thor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aspelund
authors.forename: Vilmundur
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gudnason
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007055:Iceland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D002784:Cholesterol