Background & Objective: Concentration of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease which is r...

Abstract Background Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) is the major determinant of cardiovascular disease burden. This study critically reviewed published literature and performed a meta-analysis to compare determine which other equations provide best means estimating LDL-c in clinical settings. Method English articles indexed PubMed, Science Open, Biomed central SpringerLink databases...