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. 2023 Mar 23;120(4):e20230203. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20230203

Table 1. – Laboratory classification of dyslipidemia according to the Brazilian Guidelines for Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis 2 .

Isolated Hypercholesterolemia Increased LDL-C (> 160 mg/dL)
Isolated Hypertriglyceridemia Increased triglycerides (> 150 mg/dL with fasting or > 175 mg/dL without fasting)
Mixed hyperlipidemia Increased LDL-C and triglycerides
Decreased HDL-C HDL-C < 40 mg/dL in men or < 50 mg/dL in women, with or without increased LDL-C or triglycerides

HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Class of recommendation: I; Level of evidence: C.