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That means what's normal is critical,
这意味着多少才是正常至关重要
and the way that figure is arrived at is causing some concerns.
然而获得正常值的方法却令人担忧
"The "Normal" Level is one that 25-year-olds have.
所谓正常 就是指25岁人的血脂水平
This became the "Normal" Level on the
称这个为正常水平
basis that people with lipid levels such as 25-year-olds have
是建立在25岁的人不会心脏病发
don't go on to have a heart
或是中风
attack and don't go on to have a stroke.
这一假设前提上的
Setting the bar so low
年龄标准设置如此低
means most people fall into that category.
意味着大部分人都不在正常范围内
Almost anyone over the age of
几乎所有年龄超过30岁的人
30 will have what appears to be raised lipid levels,
都会有血脂上升的趋势
will have what appears to be abnormal lipid levels,'
也就是血脂水平异常
will have a lipid level that
成为需要医生治疗的
becomes a problem for the doctor treating them
血脂异常患者
for which the pill is the answer.
而治疗用药就是抑制素
This would not be a problem
这原本也没有什么问题
but for the fact that statins, like all drugs,
问题在于 抑制素和所有其他药物一样
can have side effects.
都有副作用
There's a huge number of people that go on these pills'
有大量服用这种药物的病人
whose lipid levels come down on the pills
他们的血脂水平降了下来
but whose quality of life gets worse.
但生活质量却变得更糟
