Association of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the general population: insights from NHANES 1999–2018
Extremely high levels of HDL cholesterol were associated with an increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and non-cardiovascular mortality in the general population. Future studies should investigate the causal factors leading to the association of elevated HDL cholesterol and mortality.
Authors
- Zhiqing Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-2673)
- Shan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1358-4685)
- Wei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4196-6704)
Institutions
- Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22251-z
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01