Assertion: high cholesterol | /r/HasProperty | a risk factor
Facets:
value: for heart disease
type: OTHER
value: in all populations
type: LOCATION
value: in both sexes
type: OTHER
value: in all disease categories
type: OTHER
value: for stroke
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: This means that high cholesterol is only a risk factor for less than 5 % of those who die from a heart attack.
text: Why is high cholesterol a risk factor in young and middle-aged men?
text: If high cholesterol were the most important cause of cardiovascular disease, it should be a risk factor in all populations, in both sexes, at all ages, in all disease categories, and for both heart disease and stroke.
text: Another result mitigating against a cholesterol explanation for statin effectiveness is the consistent observation that strokes are reduced after statin therapy even though high cholesterol is known as only a weak risk factor for stroke, if indeed it is a risk factor at all.
text: High cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease.
text: High cholesterol affects one-third of U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is a risk factor for heart disease.