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dc.contributor.authorSeaton, Terry L.eng
dc.contributor.authorMeadows, Susan E.eng
dc.date.issued2002eng
dc.description.abstractThe levels of cholesterol that should be treated for primary prevention are based on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels of > 100 mg/dL to > 190 mg/dL and vary according to whether the patient's risk is high, moderate, or low. See the table to estimate risk. Grade of recommendation for medication indications: A (on the basis of high-quality randomized controlled trials). Grade of recommendation for lifestyle indications: B (on the basis of extrapolations from randomized controlled trials).eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/2870eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherFamily Physicians Inquiries Networkeng
dc.relation.ispartofcollectionClinical Inquiries, 2002 (MU)eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Networkeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of family practice, 51, no. 05 (May 2002): 423.eng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.eng
dc.subjectcardiovascular riskeng
dc.subject.lcshLipoproteinseng
dc.subject.lcshStatins (Cardiovascular agents)eng
dc.subject.lcshLow density lipoproteinseng
dc.subject.lcshLipidseng
dc.subject.lcshCardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Risk factorseng
dc.subject.lcshCoronary heart diseaseeng
dc.titleWhat levels of cholesterol should be treated for primary prevention?eng
dc.typeArticleeng


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