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Association between ethnicity and obesity with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) function and subclass distribution
BACKGROUND: Obesity and low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are associated with cardiovascular risk. Surprisingly, despite a greater prevalence of obesity and lower HDL concentrations than white women, black South African women are relatively protected against ischaemic heart dis...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27169717 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12944-016-0257-9 |