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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ;Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Moubarak, M.D. [2]
Overview
Low HDL level cut-off point has been a debate in many surveys. Most recently, it was set to be below 1.0 mmol/L (40 mg/dL), both in men and women.[1]
Definition
HDL low level cut point has been subjected recently to variable changes. In the Pan-European survey of HDL-cholesterol set out to determine the prevalence of low HDL-cholesterol, they defined the low HDL cut-off by levels below 1.03 mmol/L (40 mg/dL) in men, and 1.29 mmol/L (50 mg/dL)in women.[2]
The clear risk of cardiovascular disease at levels above 35 mg/dL led the ATP III panel to recognize a higher level of low HDL cut-off, a level <40 mg/dL in both men and women. ATP III also explained the rejection of the idea to Set a different cut-point for low HDL cholesterol in men and women, because it would make many women who are otherwise at low risk eligible for LDL-lowering drugs.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) (2002). "Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) final report". Circulation. 106 (25): 3143–421. PMID 12485966.
- ↑ "Defining the prevalence of low HDL-C in a European cohort of dyslipidaemic patients". Retrieved 20 September 2013.