Low Lp(a) lipoprotein values may help explain low mortality in drinkers

Low Lp(a) lipoprotein values may help explain low mortality in drinkers

Lp(a) lipoprotein is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease. Paassilta et al (p 594) examined concentrationsin 300 Finnish men and related them to their drinking habits (teetotallersand those drinking <39 g alcohol/week, 40-132, >132). They foundhigher concentrations in the teetotallers than in the drinkers,with no differences in HDL or LDL cholesterol values.

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