@Papa_Steve88 @eyeslasho Even "triglycerides are bad" doesn't hold up enough to justify runaway statin interventions. In this meta-analysis, RR for all-cause mortality is 1.2 for TG>200. https://t.co/3WhJzKTC9m
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Triglycerides vs mortality (61-study systematic review & meta-analysis) — Compared to the referent (90–149 mg/dL): RR=0.94 (0.85/1.03) for <90 mg/dL RR=1.09 (1.02/1.17) for 150–199 mg/dL RR=1.20 (1.04/1.38) for ≥ 200 mg/dL https://t.co/c7WonJKpR4
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@SteakAndIron How low are we talking about? <90 mg/dl seems to be good, but I don't know about super-extra low. https://t.co/imcJAxGxKX
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“Effects of blood triglycerides on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis o…” https://t.co/azcBMQuJSw