Dyslipidemia in primary care – prevalence, recognition, treatment and control: data from the German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project (GEMCAS)

Table 1 treatment targets for total cholesterol (TC) and LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) in the ESC and NCEP guidelines

	Total cholesterol (TC)		Low density cholesterol (LDL-C)
	mg/dl	mmol/l	mg/dl	mmol/l
ESC guideline[4]
General population	190	5.0	115	3.0
CAD, CVD or DM	175	4.5	100	2.6
NCEP guideline[6, 5]
0 or 1 RF			160	4.1
> 2 RF or			130	3.4
CAD event risk < 20%
CAD or risk equivalent*			100	2.6
optional in very high risk			70	1.8

ESC, European Society of Cardiology; CAD, coronary artery disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; NCEP, National Cholesterol Education Program; *other clinical forms of atherosclerotic disease, diabetes mellitus, or a 10 year-risk for CAD greater than 20%.

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