LDL-cholesterol: Friedewald calculated versus direct measurement-study from a large Indian laboratory database

LDL-cholesterol: Friedewald calculated versus direct measurement-study from a large Indian laboratory database

Background: Validity of Friedewald formula (FF) in patients with serum triglycerides (TGs) <400 mg/dl is unclear. Materials and Methods: We compared low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol calculated by FF to directly measured LDL in a laboratory database of 14,620 lipid profile samples from so...

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Main Authors: Subramanian Kannan, Shriraam Mahadevan, Bharath Ramji, Muthukumaran Jayapaul, V Kumaravel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Friedewald formula
LDL cholesterol
triglyceride
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=4;spage=502;epage=504;aulast=Kannan

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