100,” while noting that “having high cholesterol neither increases nor decreases the probability of living to 100 years of age.”Download Reference Apps
The corrected guidance is more balanced, and it matches the figure that used the middle quintile as the reference. Their final message is specific. Belonging to the lowest quintiles of total cholesterol or iron was linked with lower odds of becoming a centenarian. Belonging to the highest quintiles of glucose, uric acid, GGT, ALP, LD, and TIBC was also linked with lower odds. For creatinine, the top two quintiles showed lower odds. For aspartate aminotransferase, both the highest and lowest quintiles showed lower odds. That U-shaped pattern can appear when both deficiency and excess carry risks. This nuance matters in clinic conversations. Pushing numbers to extremes can backfire. Health often lives in the middle. Your clinician reads lab values in context, including age, medications, diet, and current
