Women with heart disease tend to have higher 'bad' cholesterol levels when they’re admitted to the hospital than men do.
Scientific Claim
In patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease, female gender is associated with higher admission low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels compared to male patients.
Original Statement
“Predictors for higher LDL included female gender...”
Evidence Quality Assessment
Claim Status
appropriately stated
Study Design Support
Design cannot support claim
Appropriate Language Strength
association
Can only show association/correlation
Assessment Explanation
The abstract uses 'predictors for higher LDL included female gender,' which implies statistical association, not causation. The observational design supports this verb strength, and the claim is correctly phrased without overstatement.
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
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 levels than men, which matches the claim.