Men tend to have noticeably lower<unk>  concentrations, with smaller size and lower cholesterol content, than women. Men also have a greater incidence of atherosclerotic heart disease. Alcohol consumption tends to raise<unk>  levels, and moderate alcohol consumption is associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Recent studies confirm the fact that<unk>  has a buffering role in balancing the effects of the hypercoagulable state in type 2 diabetics and decreases the<unk>  risk of cardiovascular complications in these patients. Also, the results obtained in this study revealed that there was a significant negative correlation between<unk>  and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). Epidemiological studies have shown that<unk>  concentrations of<unk>  (over 60 mg/dL) have protective value against cardiovascular diseases such as ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction. Low concentrations of<unk>  (below 40 mg/dL for men, below 50 mg/dL for women) increase the risk for atherosclerotic diseases. Data from the landmark Framingham Heart Study showed that, for a given level of LDL, the risk of heart disease increases 10-fold as the<unk>  varies from<unk>  to low. On the converse, however, for a fixed level of<unk> , the risk increases 3-fold as LDL varies from low to<unk> . Even people with very low LDL levels are exposed to increased risk if their<unk>  levels are not<unk>  enough.
High-density lipoprotein
Low-density lipoprotein
Very low-density lipoprotein
Lipoprotein
Apolipoprotein
Intermediate-density lipoprotein
Cholesterol
Lipoprotein-X