Question: Is this describing a (1) directly correlative relationship, (2) conditionally causative relationship, (3) causative relationship, or (0) no relationship.

Serum triglyceride, HDL-C, and apoB levels were independently associated with CHD in a Chinese population undergoing coronary angiography with  a relatively low level of LDL-C and a high prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL-C.
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This is a conditionally causative relationship
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