Does LDL-C estimation using Anandaraja's formula give a better agreement with direct LDL-C estimation than the Friedewald's formula?

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-133

  Gupta, Shalini ^a   Verma, Minni ^a   Singh, Kamaljit ^a  

^a GIAN SAGAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anandaraja's Formula; Friedewald's formula; LDL C

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 84864449601     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: 09740422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-011-0186-3     Document Type: Article

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