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Table 1 Basic serum lipoprotein measurements, their distributions and mean percentage differences in the initial group (n = 1010)

From: Evaluation of different formulas for LDL-C calculation

 

TC, mmol/L

TG, mmol/L

HDL-C, mmol/L

D-LDL-C, mmol/L

F-LDL-C, mmol/L

ΔF-LDL-C, %

A-LDL-C, mmol/L

ΔA-LDL-C, %

Mean

5.79

1.88

1.31

3.9

3.63*

-6.9

3.72*

-3.9

SD

1.21

0.92

0.34

1.09

1.06

8.8

1.04

14.6

1st quartile

4.93

1.14

1

3.2

2.89

-12.1

2.99

-13.8

Median

5.7

1.68

1.2

3.8

3.55

-6.5

3.66

-6.3

3rd quartile

6.5

2.41

1.5

4.5

4.27

-1.8

4.39

5

  1. * p < 0.001
  2. TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, D-LDL-C: directly measured LDL-C, F-LDL-C: LDL-C calculated by Friedewald's formula, ΔF-LDL-C: mean percentage difference for Friedewald's formula, A-LDL-C: LDL-C calculated by Anandaraja's formula, ΔA-LDL-C: mean percentage difference for Anandaraja's formula.