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ea0056gp104 | Diabetes Therapy | ECE2018

Validation of Friedewald formula for estimatinglow-density lipoprotein cholesterol in Korea: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2011

Lee Jongseok , Jang Sungok , Jeong Haemin , Ryu Ohk-Hyun

Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare Friedewaldestimated and directly measured lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) values and assess the concordance in guideline risk classification between the two methods.Methods: The data were derived from the 2009 to 2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES). Analysis was done for 6454 subjects with lipid panels – total cholesterol (TC), directly measured LDL-C, high-density lipop...