title: Friedewald's LDL-cholesterol estimation formula in a Japanese American population.
abstract: Friedewald's formula is often used to estimate low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) when direct measurement is not available. In this equation, the ratio of triglyceride (TG): cholesterol (C) in very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) is assumed to be 5:1. Recently it has been reported that in native Japanese the formula provided a better fit if this ratio is taken to be 4:1. The application of the formula was therefore examined in a sample of 229 second-generation Japanese American (Nisei) men. In this population, the 5:1 ratio of TG:C in VLDL was found to be appropriate. Thus the findings reported for native Japanese do not appear to be generally applicable to all Japanese populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides