title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kai-Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Chih-Sheng
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Po-Lin
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Wen-Ter
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides