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Table 1 Standardized reference cutoffs for plasma lipoprotein concentrations and proportion of child participants at risk of cardiovascular disease (n = 121)

From: Lp(a)-cholesterol is associated with HDL-cholesterol in overweight and obese African American children and is not an independent risk factor for CVD

 

Reference Cutoff1, mg/dl

At risk,% of sample

TC

> 200

17.4

HDL-C

≤ 40

12.4

VLDL-C

> 30

1.7

IDL-C

> 20

3.3

LDL-C

> 130

14.0

TAG

> 150

1.7

Lp(a)-C

> 10

24.8

  1. 1Reference cutoff intervals taken from LabCorp standards for VAP Cholesterol analyses https://www.labcorp.com/pdf/VAP_test_flyer.pdf
  2. Abbreviations: Total cholesterol: TC, High density lipoprotein cholesterol: HDL-C, Very low density lipoprotein cholesterol: VLDL-C, Intermediate density lipoprotein cholesterol: IDL-C, Low density lipoprotein cholesterol: LDL-C, Triglycerides: TAG, Lp(a) cholesterol: Lp(a)-C