Remnant cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and incident cardiovascular disease among Koreans: a national population-based study.

Combined high remnant-C and LDL-C levels confer a higher CVD risk than that individually. Elevated remnant-C values, independent of LDL-C levels, were associated with a risk of incident CVD. Remnant-C levels in addition to LDL-C levels are important considerations in risk stratification for the primary prevention of CVD.