Evaluation of eight formulas for LDL-C estimation in Iranian subjects with different metabolic health statuses

Abstract Background Considering the crucial role of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration in determining cardiovascular risk, the accuracy of LDL-C estimation is essential. To date, various types of formulae have been introduced, albeit their accuracy has not been assessed in var...

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Main Authors: Azam Karkhaneh, Molood Bagherieh, Solmaz Sadeghi, Asma Kheirollahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-019-1178-1