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Table 1 Reference ranges for blood lipid parameters

From: Is the coronary artery calcium score the first-line tool for investigating patients with severe hypercholesterolemia?

Variable

Reference range

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

< 5.2

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

≤1.8

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)

> 0.91for men, > 1.2 for women

Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (mmol/L)

2,6–3,5

ApoA1 (g/L)

1.1–2.05 for men, 1.25–2.15 for women

ApoB (g/L)

0.55–1.40 for men, 0.55–1.25 for women

ApoA2 (g/L)

0.26–0.51

ApoE (mg/L)

23–63

ApoB/ApoA1

0.35–1.0 for men, 0.30–0.9 for women

Lipoprotein(a) (g/L)

< 0.3

  1. ApoA1 – apolipoprotein A1, ApoB – apolipoprotein B, ApoA2 – apolipoprotein, ApoE – apolipoprotein E