Accuracy of Calculated Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol for the Assessment of Coronary Heart Disease Risk in NIDDM Patients

Abstract

Although accuracy in the estimation of LDL cholesterol is less than ideal, Friedewald's equation seems to be of value in the correct assignment of coronary heart disease risk classes in the great majority of diabetic as well as nondiabetic subjects. Caution must be exercised for subjects in whom calculated LDL cholesterol is close to the cutoff points of the NCEP guidelines.