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 |
Outcomes
Below is the degree of change seen after High Cholesterol is higher than average.
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Predictors
Below is the change in High Cholesterol seen after the predictor is higher than average.
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Outcomes Label
Predictors Label
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 |