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Statins and cholesterol - success
bombsh3ll:
As someone with raised cholesterol since it was first tested at 24, when I was really slim and athletic with a clean diet, and a strong family history of the same, I believe the impact of lifestyle advice is extremely limited unless someone has a particularly unhealthy lifestyle to begin with.
People are too often made to feel like high cholesterol is their fault, when in reality it is as heritable as eye colour, and young women in particular are overlooked for statin treatment as "your risk of an end stage CVD event in the next 10 years is low".
That's fair enough if the patient is 75 or 80. In younger individuals, lifetime risk is a more appropriate outcome.
Jules:
--- Quote from: bombsh3ll on July 08, 2025, 08:38:00 AM ---As someone with raised cholesterol since it was first tested at 24, when I was really slim and athletic with a clean diet, and a strong family history of the same, I believe the impact of lifestyle advice is extremely limited unless someone has a particularly unhealthy lifestyle to begin with.
People are too often made to feel like high cholesterol is their fault, when in reality it is as heritable as eye colour, and young women in particular are overlooked for statin treatment as "your risk of an end stage CVD event in the next 10 years is low".
That's fair enough if the patient is 75 or 80. In younger individuals, lifetime risk is a more appropriate outcome.
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Mine was only in the 3s when I was in my 30s. I think mine is age. I've never smoked, I didn't drink a lot but stopped 2 years ago, I don't eat fried foods and barely no red meat and I'm not overweight. I have ME so exercise is an issue. I believe the sterols have helped and it's easier for me to take the supplements than to get enough of the drinks and spreads that my brother uses to maintain his lower cholesterol level. It was a different GP and he didn't mention statins this time
Minusminnie:
Could you explain is that 6.4% risk in the next ten years or a different result not a percentage.
I’ve now started atorvastatin at 12% risk in next ten years when at my age they want to see 10% or below.
Jules:
--- Quote from: Minusminnie on July 08, 2025, 11:05:04 AM ---Could you explain is that 6.4% risk in the next ten years or a different result not a percentage.
I’ve now started atorvastatin at 12% risk in next ten years when at my age they want to see 10% or below.
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Sorry, that was my cholesterol measurement from my blood test. I haven't had a risk assessment since last year. I didn't want another at this time as it's with a pretty overweight nurse whose cholesterol measurement is higher than mine and yet she's giving lifestyle advice. So I decided to try a few things first. I know some medication is recommended to reduce NHS costs in the future.
Jules:
--- Quote from: Minusminnie on July 08, 2025, 11:05:04 AM ---Could you explain is that 6.4% risk in the next ten years or a different result not a percentage.
I’ve now started atorvastatin at 12% risk in next ten years when at my age they want to see 10% or below.
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