High Cholesterol Mega Study
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High Cholesterol
High Cholesterol

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High Cholesterol

Causes of High Cholesterol

User reported causes of High Cholesterol based on their intuition.

Cause Agree
Genetics 87%
Diet 71%
Stress 67%
Lack of Exercise 63%
Liver 20%
Gluten and Sugar Ingestion 18%
Hypothyroidism 14%
High Level of Cortizone 11%
Smoking 10%
Low Stomach Acid Leading to Malabsorption Leading to Inflammation 7%
Side Effect of Medication 6%
Corticosteroids 5%
Estrogen 4%
Beta-Blockers 2%
Cushing's Disease 1%

Treatments

User-reported effectiveness in treating High Cholesterol

Treatment Major Improvement Moderate Improvement Much Worse No Effect Worse Responses
Weight Loss 17% 36% 3% 43% 1% 95
Exercise 14% 34% 1% 48% 3% 168
Anti-Inflammatory Diet 9% 27% 0% 64% 0% 22
No Added Sugar, Gluten-Free, Carbohydrate Restricted, High PUFA, Moderate Protein Diet 32% 8% 8% 48% 4% 25
Meditation 0% 43% 14% 43% 0% 7
Fish Oil 5% 20% 2% 70% 3% 110
High Fiber Diet 10% 29% 0% 56% 5% 41
Statins 43% 39% 2% 16% 0% 94
Crestor 36% 36% 3% 21% 3% 33
Lipitor 35% 30% 2% 26% 8% 66
Quit Smoking 41% 18% 0% 41% 0% 17
Zocor 42% 25% 8% 17% 8% 12
Tricor 29% 43% 0% 14% 14% 7
Gemfibrozil 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1
Niaspan 26% 32% 11% 32% 0% 19
Red Yeast Rice 15% 25% 0% 60% 0% 20
Niacin 20% 17% 2% 57% 4% 46
Low Cholesterol Diet 7% 39% 1% 51% 1% 137
Armour 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 4
Hormone Replacement Therapy 0% 33% 0% 58% 8% 12
Policosinol 0% 25% 0% 63% 13% 8
Vitamin D Supplement 3% 14% 1% 82% 0% 72
Cinnamon 0% 10% 3% 79% 8% 39
Garlic 0% 9% 5% 77% 9% 43

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High Cholesterol Info

Property Value
Variable Name High Cholesterol
Aggregation Method MEAN
Analysis Performed At 2020-03-02
Duration of Action 24 hours
Maximum Allowed Value 5 out of 5
Minimum Allowed Value 1 out of 5
Number of Aggregate Predictors 0
Number of Aggregate Outcomes 0
Number of Measurements 0
Number of Measurements (including those generated by tagged, joined, or child variables) 0
Public true
Onset Delay 0 seconds
Unit 1 to 5 Rating
User Variables 0
Variable Category Symptoms
Variable ID 86844