title: Hyperlipoproteinemias: Part II. Screening and patient classification.
abstract: The National Cholesterol Education Program recommends measuring the total nonfasting serum cholesterol in all individuals 20 years of age or older. By definition, a desirable level is less than 200 mg/dL, borderline-high is 200-239 mg/dL, and high is greater than or equal to 240 mg/dl. Subsequent classification is based on the LDL-cholesterol level with a value of less than 130 mg/dL considered to be desirable. The appropriate approach to screening for hypercholesterolemia in children and the elderly is debated and awaits definitive recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, USD School of Medicine, Sioux Falls.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Vogt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006951:Hyperlipoproteinemias / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008403:Mass Screening