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‘Good’ cholesterol readings can lead to bad results for Black people

Low levels of one type of cholesterol predict heart-disease risk in white people only.
Close up of a man's finger being pricked to test his cholesterol

A health worker tests a man’s cholesterol levels. Credit: Rick Gershon/Getty

Low levels of ‘good’ cholesterol predict risk of heart disease in white but not in Black people in the United States1.

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Nature 612, 193 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04158-6

References

  1. Zakai, N.A. et al. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 80, 2104–2115 (2022).

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