Thanks for the methodical recap. Excellent work.
Standard equation for LDL,calc not accurate for those with good trig values and avg to slightly high total cholesterol.
See here.
It’s calculated as part of the panel which if I remember correctly is overestimated for folks on the low end for triglycerides. EDIT: here’s the paper I am thinking of. High total cholesterol and low triglycerides causes overestimation is what I should have said. Abstract Most clinical...
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Just to finish this topic, here’s the breakdown with some examples: Check out the “diff” column which shows how much someone’s LDL-calc will be overestimated if they have average to a little high on Total Cholesterol and low triglycerides. First equation is Friedewald and second equation is...
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Check out the “diff” column which shows how much someone’s LDL-calc will be overestimated if they have average to a little high on Total Cholesterol and low triglycerides.
First equation is Friedewald and second equation is modified form for “group A” patients. Huge bias as you get into the 200s for total and are below 100 for triglycerides.