Low concentrations of HDL (below 40 mg/dL for men, below 50 mg/dL for women) increase the risk for atherosclerotic diseases. Data from the landmark Framingham Heart Study showed that, for a given level of LDL, the risk of heart disease increases 10-fold as the HDL varies from high to low.
evacuation. 1  the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents. 2  Physiology. discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages, especially from the bowels. 3  something evacuated or discharged. 4  the removal of persons or things from an endangered area.
evacuated. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to remove the contents of : empty. 3  2 : to discharge from the body as waste : void. 4  3 : to remove something (such as gas or water) from especially by pumping. 5  4a : to remove especially from a military zone or dangerous areab : to withdraw from military occupation ofc : vacate 1 were ordered to evacuate the building.