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Table 1 Distribution of individuals with very low LDL-C levels across LDL-C and TG categories

From: Accuracy of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol estimation at very low levels

TG (mg/dL)

Friedewald-estimated LDL-C (mg/dL)

< 15

15 to < 25

25 to < 40

40 to < 50

50 to < 70

Total

< 150

82 (9.9)

716 (33.0)

7591 (52.9)

18,986 (64.6)

103,096 (71.3)

130,471 (68.2)

150–199

73 (8.8)

325 (15.0)

2370 (16.5)

4504 (15.3)

20,485 (14.2)

27,757 (14.5)

200–399

672 (81.3)

1126 (52.0)

4385 (30.6)

5918 (20.1)

21,004 (14.5)

33,105 (17.3)

Total

827 (0.4)

2167 (1.1)

14,346 (7.5)

29,408 (15.4)

144,585 (75.6)

191,333

TG (mg/dL)

Novel method-estimated LDL-C (mg/dL)

< 15

15 to < 25

25 to < 40

40 to < 50

50 to < 70

Total

< 150

90 (76.3)

638 (81.3)

7067 (83.3)

17,708 (82.9)

98,868 (80.3)

124,371 (80.8)

150–199

8 (6.8)

71 (9.0)

788 (9.3)

2146 (10.1)

13,157 (10.7)

16,170 (10.5)

200–399

20 (16.9)

76 (9.7)

630 (7.4)

1506 (7.0)

11,144 (9.0)

11,144 (98.7)

Total

118 (0.1)

785 (0.5)

8485 (5.5)

21,360 (13.9)

123,169 (80.0)

153,917

TG (mg/dL)

Directly-measured LDL-C (mg/dL)

< 15

15 to < 25

25 to < 40

40 to < 50

50 to < 70

Total

< 150

64 (94.1)

500 (85.8)

6328 (82.4)

16,744 (81.0)

100,149 (79.7)

123,785 (80.0)

150–199

1 (1.5)

42 (7.2)

704 (9.2)

2121 (10.3)

14,347 (11.4)

17,215 (11.1)

200–399

3 (4.4)

41 (7.0)

648 (8.4)

1803 (8.7)

11,230 (8.9)

13,725 (8.9)

Total

68 (< 0.1)

583 (0.4)

7680 (5.0)

20,668 (13.3)

125,726 (81.3)

154,725

  1. Numbers shown are n with column percentages in parentheses