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VLDL cholesterol

Lipids & LipoproteinsLab test / biomarkerriskmodifiable

3

evidence score

Also known as: very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C)

PREVENT status

Not a PREVENT input variable.

Causal support

observational only

Score components

lit volume: 3meta-analyses: 0trials: 0genetic: 0MR bonus:

References (1)

0 meta-analyses / systematic reviews

Comparison of a novel method vs the Friedewald equation for estimating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels from the standard lipid profile. — JAMA 2013 · PMID 24240933

Clinical trials (0)

None linked.

Genetic associations (0)

None linked.