Comparison of Various Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Calculators: Is It Time for the Friedewald Equation to Go in India?
Sampson's equation improves the accuracy of the indirectly calculated LDL-c compared to Friedewald's equation. The FLDL-c is estimated falsely low at LDL-c ≤ 70 mg/dL, giving a lower sense of LDL-c goal being achieved, and these patients will be undertreated. By switching to Sampson's equation, 9% in the LDL-c ≤ 70 mg/dL and 5% in the LDL-c > 70 mg/dL can be correctly classified. The shift to Sampson's equation requires a simple formula change and can be easily embraced in India-a small change but in the right direction.
Authors
- Prabhakar Dorairaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2218-5862)
- C. Hemnath
- Malini Sreyan
- R Perumalraja
- P G Vijayakumar
- Ramadesikan Veeraraghavan Kuppuswamy
Institutions
- Sundaram Medical Foundation (IN)
- Apollo Hospitals (IN)
- Ashwini Hospital (IN)
- VRR Diagnostic Services (India) (IN)
- Apollo Hospitals (IN)
- Dr. Mehta's Children's Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59556/japi.72.0645
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.36