The Claim

Women with heart disease tend to have higher 'bad' cholesterol levels than men when they are first admitted to the hospital.

Source: Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalizations in Get With The Guidelines.

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

Women with heart disease tend to have higher 'bad' cholesterol levels than men when they are first admitted to the hospital.

See the scientific wording

Among patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease, female gender is associated with higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels compared to male patients.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalizations in Get With The Guidelines.

    The study found that women admitted to the hospital with heart disease tended to have higher 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) than men, which matches the claim.

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