Cardiology · Laboratory Medicine

DeLong Equation for LDL-C calculator

Enter the published formula inputs below to calculate and interpret this score.

Clinical inputs

Total cholesterol

mg/dL

Allowed range: 50–500 mg/dL

HDL-C

mg/dL

Allowed range: 10–120 mg/dL

Triglycerides

mg/dL

Allowed range: 30–800 mg/dL

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Clinical inputs

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)Accepted range: 50 to 500
HDL-C (mg/dL)Accepted range: 10 to 120
Triglycerides (mg/dL)Accepted range: 30 to 800

Primary source

DeLong DM et al. A comparison of methods for the estimation of plasma low- and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. JAMA. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1986.03380170064017. PMID: 3464768. Scope: LDL-C = TC − HDL − TG/6.25 (mg/dL). (1986)

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