title: Application of Friedewald's LDL-cholesterol estimation formula to serum lipids in the Japanese population.
abstract: When direct measurement of serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) is not available, it can be estimated from total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) by using the formula proposed by Friedewald: LDL-c = TC-[HDL-c + TG/k], k = 5 This formula assumes the triglyceride/cholesterol ratio in VLDL to be 5:1. However, it is changeable with serum triglyceride levels, and averaged as 4 among Japanese with triglycerides less than 400 mg/dl. The formula provides a better fit for Japanese people, when k = 4, rather than original k = 5. In addition, a better estimation is gained, if k is rotated according to the triglyceride levels of individual subjects; i.e. 3 for those with triglycerides less than 150 mg/dl, 4 for those with triglycerides from 150 to 299 mg/dl, 5 for those with triglycerides from 300 to 400 mg/dl. The percent error of estimation is less than 5% when k = 4, and about 1% when variable k is employed for populations of about 1,000 subjects in number.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D007564:Japan; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol