Validation of the Friedewald formula for estimating low density lipoprotein cholesterol: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009 to 2011.

Conclusions: The Friedewald equation tends to underestimate LDL-C in highrisk subjects such as hypertriglyceridemia and hypo-HDL-cholesterolemia. For these individuals accurate assessment of LDL-C is crucial, and therefore additional evaluation is warranted. PMID: 29551052 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29551052?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - March 21, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Lee J, Jang S, Jeong H, Ryu OH Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research

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