A review of 150 studies finds an association between low cholesterol and death from injury

This paper was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine 1994 May 15;120(10):848-55

Study title and authors:
The association between cholesterol and death from injury.

Cummings P, Psaty BM.
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle.

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8154645

The paper reviewed over 150 studies concerning the association between low cholesterol and death from injury.

The review found:
(a) Men whose cholesterol levels were lower than 4.14 mmol/L (160 mg/dL) had a 40% higher risk of death from injury compared with men whose cholesterol levels were 4.14 to 5.15 mmol/L.
(b) In trials where the objective was cholesterol reduction, those who were treated with cholesterol reducing regimes were had a 42% higher risk of death from injury compared with those who had no treatment.

To conclude: This review of 150 studies found an association between low cholesterol and death from injury.