Study Find that Low Cholesterol in Elderly Doubles the Risk of Early Death.
Studies have found that in the elderly, a total cholesterol level of less than 189 can double the risk of early death.
The studies included 4520 men and women between the ages of 65-84.
Physicians were informed to consider very low levels of cholesterol as potential warning signs of a serious disease or as signals of rapidly declining health.
The studies concluded that low total cholesterol was associated with a higher risk of death.
Low cholesterol level is a robust predictor of mortality in the non-demented elderly and may be a surrogate marker of frailty or subclinical disease according to the research team.
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References:
Brescianini S, Maggi S, Farchi G, Mariotti S, Di Carlo A, Baldereschi M, Inzitari D; ILSA Group. Low total cholesterol and increased risk of dying: are low levels clinical warning signs in the elderly? Results from the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Jul;51(7):991-6.
Schupf N, Costa R, Luchsinger J, Tang MX, Lee JH, Mayeux R. Relationship between plasma lipids and all-cause mortality in nondemented elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Feb;53(2):219-26.
Writen by Dr. John Nieters, DAOM, L.Ac, M.Sc. CFMP
