Association Between Cholesterol Level and Mortality in Dialysis Patients

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Authors

Yongmei Liu · Johns Hopkins University

Josef Coresh · Johns Hopkins University

Joseph A. Eustace · Johns Hopkins University

J. Craig Longenecker

Bernard G. Jaar

Nancy E. Fink · Johns Hopkins University

Russell P. Tracy · University of Vermont

Neil R. Powe

Abstract

The inverse association of total cholesterol level with mortality in dialysis patients is likely due to the cholesterol-lowering effect of systemic inflammation and malnutrition, not to a protective effect of high cholesterol concentrations. These findings support treatment of hypercholesterolemia in this population.

Topics & Keywords

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Dialysis and Renal Disease Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 291, Issue 4, pp. 451-451

DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.4.451

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