total cholesterol

collocation in English

meaningsoftotalandcholesterol

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total
adjective
uk
/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
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cholesterol
noun[U]
uk
/kəˈles.tər.ɒl/us
/kəˈles.tə.rɑːl/
a substance containing a lot of fat that is found in the body tissue and blood of all animals, thought to be part of the cause of heart disease if there is too much ...
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(Definition oftotalandcholesterolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Over a wide range of blood cholesterol, a lower level oftotalcholesterolis associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease.
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Results of serumtotalcholesteroldeterminations indicated the mice with patent infections had circulating cholesterol levels reduced by 40 % compared with uninfected controls.
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Six biomarkers were used: overweight, high blood pressure, elevatedtotalcholesterol, low high-density cholesterol, elevated glycated hemoglobin, and low maximal oxygen uptake.
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In 26% of themtotalcholesterolwas higher than 5.20 mmol/1.
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It is possible t hat other cholesterol-containing lipoprotein s ubfractions may be more pertinent to stroke risk thantotalcholesterol.
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Clarifying the direct relation betweentotalcholesterollevels and death from coronary heart disease in older persons.
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In general, atotalcholesterolvalue in an elderly person will tend to underestimate previous levels and the associated level of cardiovascular risk.
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The investigators found that several cardiovascular risk factors are strongly associated with homocysteine concentrations, including age, systolic blood pressure andtotalcholesterolconcentrations.
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The statin studies have achieved averagetotalcholesterolreductions of 20-25%, although it must be emphasized that these studies did not include significant numbers of persons with existing strokes.
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Case 8 represented the same case but with a moderate elevation intotalcholesterol, and case 9 the same case with a marked increase.
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Statins can reducetotalcholesterolby about 50% in the majority of people; effects appear similar regardless of the statin used.
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Higher levels oftotalcholesterolincrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly coronary heart disease.
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Hightotalcholesterollevels, which may be caused by many factors, are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
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It has recently been postulated to play a role in cell metabolism, how body burns fat and regulates insulin, triglycerides, andtotalcholesterol.
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After a month eating that way, he loses 12 pounds and histotalcholesterolgoes down.
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The studies also reported a significant reduction intotalcholesteroland triglyceride levels with levamlodipine, which was not seen with amlodipine.
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That is, within a reasonable range, highertotalcholesterolis associated with lower cancer mortality.
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Some studies have found this liquid feed to be more efficacious and associated with lowertotalcholesterolthan a solid ketogenic diet.
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In a small pilot study, they observed an 11% lower bloodtotalcholesterollevel after interesterification.
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