Table 1 Comparison of seven LDL-C formulae

Friedewald et al. [3]

FF:

LDL-C = TC- (HDL-C) - (TG/5)

Balal et al. [6]

BF:

LDL-C =8.018 + 0.99(LDL-C predicted by FF)

Delong et al. [4]

DF:

LDL-C = TC- (HDL-C)- 0.16TG

Teerakanchanna et al. [5]

MR:

LDL-C = 0.910TC - 0.634(HDL-C) - 0.111TG - 6.755

Tsai et al. [7]

TF:

LDL-C = TC- (HDL-C) - (TG/8)

Tsai et al. [8]

CTF:

LDL-C =0.276 + 0.997(LDL-C predicted by TF)

Tsai et al. [8]

TMR:

LDL-C =0.988TC - 0.853(HDL-C) - 0.107TG - 8.703