Chen et al reported an equation to estimate serum LDL cholesterol concentration. This is a modification of the Friedewald formula. The authors are from Fudan University in Shanghai.
Patient selection: Chinese adults (age > 18 years of age)
Parameters:
(1) serum non-HDL cholesterol in mg/dL (total cholesterol minus HDL-cholesterol)
(2) serum triglycerides in mg/dL
Parameter
Value
non-HDL cholesterol
0.9 * (non-HDL cholesterol)
triglycerides
-0.1 * (triglycerides_
LDL cholesterol in mg/dL =
= SUM(points for the 2 parameters)
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