Evaluation of the Novel Method and the Regression Equation for Calculation of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

Background: Friedewald’s formula (FF) is used worldwide to calculate low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-chol). But it has several shortcomings: overestimation at lower triglyceride (TG) concentrations and underestimation at higher concentrations. In FF, TG to very low-density lipoprotein chole...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Saiedullah, Nasreen Chowdhury, Md Aminul Haque Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Enam Medical College, Dhaka 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Enam Medical College
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Online Access:http://www.banglajol.info/bd/index.php/JEMC/article/view/21491