Correlation Between Cholesterol Levels and Coronary Heart Disease Events 18 RULE 16 For every 1%increase 141 in LDL-C, there is a 1% 12 increase in CHD events Age-adjusted 6-year 10 CHd death rate per 1000 men 8 ●●● 0 140160180200220240260280300 n=325.000men Serum total cholesterol(mg/dL) Martin MJ et al. Lancet. 1986: 11: 933-9360 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 Serum total cholesterol (mg/dL) Age-adjusted 6-year CHD death rate per 1000 men Correlation Between Cholesterol Levels and Coronary Heart Disease Events Martin MJ et al. Lancet. 1986;II:933-936. n=325,000 men RULE: For every 1% increase in LDL-C, there is a 1% increase in CHD events