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it is particularly interesting to note that there is no reported association between cholesterol levels and cardiovasular mortality amongst people with IDDM
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that's been the case amongst the general population, and has been known about for some time.
perhaps the most famous heart study the Framingham which has been running for goodness knows how long has not shown a correlation between cholesterol levels and mortality.
actually this isn't entirely true...
below age 50 in men there is a correlation between CV deaths and cholesterol levels. It's not large, but it is there. Above 50 this association disappears, and there is actually a slight negative correlation i.e. higher cholesterol levels are protective.
I know it's radical, but maybe cholesterol transport is not as significant in the development of CV disease as everyone would like to believe...
...maybe it has more to do with your risk of thrombus (blood clot) formation - a thrombus forming above an atheromatous plaque is the event that precipitates a heart attack after all.
but then what do I know?
