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Women are more susceptible to the association between dietary cholesterol intake and serum cholesterol levels than men.
Women in this population show a stronger link between dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol levels than men. Women may benefit from paying closer attention to cholesterol intake levels.
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In females, the partial correlation coefficients were greater between dietary cholesterol and TC as well as LDL-C. In males, there was no statistically significant linear trend between dietary cholesterol and serum cholesterol concentrations.
Why this rating
Cross-sectional; sex difference is an observational finding.
Source
The Association of Dietary Cholesterol and Fatty Acids with Dyslipidemia in Chinese Metropolitan Men and Women
Zhenni Zhu et al. · Nutrients · 2018
DOI 10.3390/nu10080961
cross_sectional · n=3850Cited 23×
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