DeLong et al reported formulas for the estimation of serum LDL cholesterol concentration. The authors are participants in the Lipid Research Clinics Prevalence Study.
Parameters:
(1) serum total cholesterol in mg/dL
(2) serum HDL cholesterol in mg/dL
(3) serum triglycerides in mg/dL
Parameter
Points
serum total cholesterol
(total cholesterol)
serum HDL cholesterol
- (HDL cholesterol)
serum triglycerides
- 0.16 * (triglycerides)
where:
• The units were reported in mg/L for the parameters and result. Using mg/dL is simpler.
predicted serum LDL-cholesterol in mg/dL =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
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