Association of lipid markers with coronary heart disease and stroke mortality: A 15-year follow-up study.

It has been proposed that lipid markers may predict cardiovascular events; however, their effect may vary depending on the type of cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of lipid markers on death from coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in competing risks setting.Participants included 2502 women and 2020 men, age 40 years or older from Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. The association between total...