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 |
Predictors
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High Cholesterol Info
Property | Value |
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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 |