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    LDL Calculated

    Calculates LDL based on total and HDL cholesterol and triglycerides.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Note: the Friedewald formula is known to be inaccurate at extremely high triglyceride (>400 mg/dL) and total cholesterol levels. HDL cholesterol should not be higher than total cholesterol, review your entered values carefully.

    If there is any question about accuracy of estimated LDL, a direct level should be measured.

    mg/dL
    mg/dL
    mg/dL

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    Dr. William Friedewald
    Dr. William Friedewald
    About the creator

    William Friedewald, MD, is professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at the Columbia University Medical Center. His research focuses on mainly cardiovascular disease though he has begun to research how diabetes can affect traumatic brain injury.

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