Does cigarette smoking exacerbate the effect of total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol on the risk of cardiovascular diseases?

Objective: To explore whether an interaction between smoking and serum total cholesterol (TC) and/or decreased levels of serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) exists for any major subtype of cardiovascular disease. Design: An individual participant overview of 34 cohort studies. Setting:...

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Main Authors: Nakamura, K., Barzi, F., Huxley, Rachel, Lam, T., Suh, I., Woo, J., Kim, H., Feigin, V., Gu, D., Woodward, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21512