Low cholesterol is not associated with depression: data from the 2005-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Although high serum cholesterol is widely recognized as a major risk factor for heart disease, the health effects of low cholesterol are less clear. Several studies have found a correlation between low cholesterol and depression, but the results are inconsistent. Data from the National Health and Nu...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Lipids in health and disease 2022-04, Vol.21 (1), p.35-35, Article 35 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Although high serum cholesterol is widely recognized as a major risk factor for heart disease, the health effects of low cholesterol are less clear. Several studies have found a correlation between low cholesterol and depression, but the results are inconsistent.
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2018 were utilized in this cross-sectional study. The analysis of the relationship between cholesterol and depression was performed at three levels: low total cholesterol, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) people with low ( |
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ISSN: | 1476-511X 1476-511X |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12944-022-01645-7 |