title: Reference intervals for serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol in Batswana adults.
abstract: Reference intervals of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol concentrations were determined on 309 blood donors from an urban and peri-urban population of Botswana. Using non-parametric methods to establish 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of the distribution, the intervals were: total cholesterol 2.16 - 5.52 mmol/l; non-HDL cholesterol 1.22 - 4.48 mmol/l; and HDL cholesterol 0.67 - 1.65 mmol/l and 0.59 - 1.59 mmol/l for females and males, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Botswana.
authors.forename: Seako M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Maphephu
authors.forename: Ishmael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kasvosve
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001902:Botswana; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D002784:Cholesterol