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Choice and Use of Blood Lipid TestsAn Epidemiologic Perspective
Stephen B. Hulley, MD, MPH;
Bernard Lo, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1983;143(4):667-673.
Abstract
• Serum cholesterol is a useful test in asymptomatic adults who are interested in preventing coronary heart disease (CHD). It guides the decision to recommend a fat-controlled diet to reduce the serum cholesterol level; this intervention probably decreases the risk of CHD in patients with high levels (eg, >240 mg/dL), but not in those with lower levels (the majority). The potential effect of such intervention on absolute (attributable) CHD risk is relatively large in males and in patients with other risk factors. Dietary intervention probably has less effect on CHD risk than eliminating smoking or controlling hypertension. Lipid and lipoprotein tests other than cholesterol are not generally needed, although high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may be useful in certain situations. These epidemiologic considerations, tempered by the preferences of the patient, are useful for individualizing preventive medicine decisions.
(Arch Intern Med 1983;143:667-673)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Epidemiology and International Health (Dr Hulley); the Andrew W. Mellon Program in Clinical Epidemiology and the Institute for Health Policy Studies (Drs Hulley and Lo); and the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (Dr Lo), University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 8,1982.
Reprint requests to University of California, 211 Gough St, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 (Dr Hulley).
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