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Table 1 Serum lipid level categories according to the NHLBI expert panel [36]

From: Tracking of serum lipids from prepuberty to young adulthood: results from the KiGGS cohort study

  

Acceptable

Borderline

Elevated

Non-HDL-C

Children

<3.11 mmol/l

 < 120 mg/dl

3.11–3.75 mmol/l

120–144 mg/dl

 ≥ 3.76 mmol/l

 ≥ 145 mg/dl

Young Adults

<3.89 mmol/l

 < 150 mg/dl

3.89–4.91 mmol/l

150–189 mg/dl

 ≥ 4.92 mmol/l

 ≥ 190 mg/dl

TC

Children

 < 4.40 mmol/l

 < 170 mg/dl

4.40–5.17 mmol/l

170–199 mg/dl

 ≥ 5.18 mmol/l

 ≥ 200 mg/dl

Young Adults

<4.92 mmol/l

 < 190 mg/dl

4.92–5.82 mmol/l

190–224 mg/dl

 ≥ 5.83 mmol

 ≥ 225 mg/dl

  

Acceptable

Borderline

Low

HDL-C

Children and Young Adults

 > 1.17 mmol/l

 > 45 mg/dl

1.04–1.17 mmol/l

40–45 mg/dl

 < 1.04 mmol/l

 < 40 mg/dl

  1. NHLBI National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute