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BACKGROUND The accuracy and precision of the Friedewald formula for estimating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is questionable. Although other formulae have been developed, only a few studies compare them. Thus, we compared the efficiencies of various formulae, based on the age and gender of adults, to determine which ones yield more accurate estimations in terms of mean squared err...

Abstract Aim Plasma low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a unit measure of mass & an estimate circulating LDL-C. LDL-C commonly calculated indirectly by Friedewald equation and not directly with enzymatic method. The underestimates the LDLC compared to direct particularly in patients high Triglycerides (TGL). Recently developed Sampson (2020) also estimates but less dependent on T...

Values of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (C) according to the Friedewald formula (Clin Chem 1972;18:499-502) were compared with those obtained by lipoprotein fractionation in 98 healthy subjects (control group), 135 specimens from patients with peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular disease (atherosclerotic group), and 45 with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis (CRF group). All h...

BACKGROUND Friedewald equation is the most widely used method for estimating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level. However, due to potential over- or underestimation, many studies have used a modified equation. This study aimed to compare estimates by 4 different equations to directly measured LDL-C concentrations in order to propose the most appropriate method for LDL-C estimation...

Abstract Background Low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) lowering is imperative in cardiovascular disease prevention. Effectively translating the evidence for LDL-C to maximize clinical and public health benefits depends on availability of accurate results from laboratories guide therapy. Furthermore, prior work has raised possibility that cholesterol esterase transfer protein (CETP) inhibition coul...

Current recommendations of the Adult Treatment Panel and the Children and Adolescents Treatment Panel of the National Cholesterol Education Program make the concentration of low-density lipoproteins cholesterol (LDL-C) in serum the basis for the classification and treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Numerous methodologies for the determination of serum LDL-C concentrations, in research and clini...