Women with high cholesterol live the longest

This study was published in the Lancet Volume 333, Issue 8643, 22 April 1989, Pages 868-870

Study title and authors:
CHOLESTEROL AS RISK FACTOR FOR MORTALITY IN ELDERLY WOMEN
Bernard Forettea, Danièle Tortrata and Yves Wolmarkb
a Centre Claude Bernard de Gérontologie, Hôpital Sainte Périne, rue Chardon-Lagache, 75016 Paris, France
b Service de Moyen et Long Séjour, Hôpital Sainte Périne, rue Chardon-Lagache, 75016 Paris, France

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This five year study investigated the relationship of cholesterol levels with mortality rates in 92 women aged 60 years and over (average age 82) living in a nursing home and free from cancer.

The study found:
(a) Those with cholesterol values of 7·0 mmol/l lived the longest
(b) Those with cholesterol values of 8.8 mmol/l lived almost as long
(c) Those with cholesterol values of 4.0 mmol/l died the earilest

The results of this study show that women with high cholesterol levels live longer than women with low cholesterol levels.

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