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A family-based educational intervention significantly reduces LDL cholesterol in Anglo-American adults.
For Anglo-American adults, a family-based program focusing on reducing saturated fats and sodium can significantly improve LDL cholesterol levels.
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Significant differences for Anglo-American experimental vs. control adult subjects were found for LDL cholesterol.
Why this rating
RCT with significant sample size, but effect was only significant in one ethnic subgroup.
Source
A Family Approach to Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: Results from The San Diego Family Health Project
Philip R. Nader et al. · Health Education Quarterly · 1989
DOI 10.1177/109019818901600207
rct · n=623Cited 245×
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