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Table 5 Lipid and lipoprotein tertile stratifications

From: A new ratio for better predicting future death/myocardial infarction than standard lipid measurements in women >50 years undergoing coronary angiography: the apolipoprotein A1 remnant ratio (Apo A1/ [VLDL3+IDL])

 

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

Apo A1/(VLDL3-C+IDL-C)

<4.7

4.7-6.8

>6.8

Apo A1

<109.7

109.7-127.2

>127.2

Apo B

<67.3

67.3-81.9

>81.9

Apo B/A1 Ratio

<0.57

0.57-0.71

>0.71

HDL-C

<40

40-52

>52

Triglycerides

<113

113-160

>160

LDL-C

<88

88-117

>117

Non-HDL-C

<119

119-146

>146

Triglycerides/HDL-C Ratio

<2.3

2.3-3.7

>3.7

VLDL3-C+IDL-C

<17

17-24

>24

Total Cholesterol/HDL-C Ratio

<3.4

3.4-4.4

>4.4

HDL-C/(VLDL3-C+IDL-C)

<1.4

1.4-2.1

>2.1

LDL-C/HDL-C

<1.8

1.8-2.7

>2.7

  1. Apo: apolipoprotein; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; IDL-C: intermediate density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-C: very low density lipoprotein3 cholesterol.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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