1. When should children begin to check their cholesterol?
Routine cholesterol screening is not recommended until one reaches the age of 20yrs. This is the age when the development of coronary artery disease begins to rise. Autopsies studies have shown that ~2% of men and ~0% of women age 15-19 have significant coronary artery disease. This % increases to 20% of men and 8% of women when age 30-34 with the highest incidence of significant disease found in people over the age of 65. The...
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Cholesterol Test Risk Factors
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Total cholesterol testWhat the risks areVeins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other.... Read more »
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