TABLE 4.
Clinical classification of dyslipidemia.
| Classification | TC | TG | HDL-C | Equivalent to WHO phenotype (Beaumont et al., 1970) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypercholesterolemia | Increase | - | - | Ⅱa |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | - | Increase | - | Ⅳ, Ⅰ |
| Mixed hyperlipidemia | Increase | Increase | - | Ⅱb, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ |
| Low HDL-C | - | - | Decrease | - |
TC: cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WHO: world health organization; -: none.