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...
Main Authors: | Subramanian Kannan, Shriraam Mahadevan, Bharath Ramji, Muthukumaran Jayapaul, V Kumaravel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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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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