Table 2. Reference Intervals for Non-HDL-C, Remnant-C and Other Lipid Indices According to Sex of the Study Population .
| TC (mg/dL) | TG (mg/dL) | HDL-C (mg/dL) | LDL-C (mg/dL) | VLDL-C (mg/dL) | LDL-C/ HDL-C | TG/HDL-C | Non-HDL-C (mg/dL) | Remnant-C (mg/dL) | TC/HDL Ratio | ||
| Total (n = 792) | Mean ± SD | 184.26 ± 34.84 | 98.17 ± 44.43 | 50.22 ± 10.85 | 111.46 ± 30.25 | 19.63 ± 8.88 | 2.34 ± 0.76 | 2.09 ± 1.19 | 133.74 ± 34.42 | 20.75 ± 11.55 | 3.80 ± 1 |
| Median | 182.6 | 87 | 49 | 110.7 | 17.4 | 2.2826 | 1.7502 | 132 | 17.52 | 3.6875 | |
| Percentile 2.5% (95% CI) | 122.6 (119.2-126.1) | 39.7 (35.2-44.1) | 32 (30.9-33.1) | 55.6 (52.5-58.6) | 7.94 (7.0-8.8) | 1.0 (0.9-1.1) | 0.7 (0.5-0.8) | 74 (70.5-77.4) | 8 (6.8-9.1) | 2.1 (2.1-2.3) | |
| Percentile 95% (95% CI) | 260 (256.5-263.4) | 217.3 (212.8-221.8) | 76.4 (75.3-77.5) | 176.5 (173.4-179.5) | 43.47 (42.5-44.3) | 4 (3.9-4.0) | 5.4 (5.2-5.5) | 206.8 (203.3-210.2) | 52.7 (51.6-53.9) | 6.0 (5.9-6.12) | |
| Male (n = 205) | Mean ± SD | 197.18 ± 34.11 | 115.10 ± 49.72 | 45.72 ± 8.74 | 124.76 ± 27.81 | 23.02 ± 9.94 | 2.83 ± 0.76 | 2.63 ± 1.44 | 151.56 ± 33.01 | 25.84 ± 15.42 | 4.46 ± 1.10 |
| Median | 194.00 | 102.00 | 45.00 | 124.00 | 20.40 | 2.78 | 2.28 | 151.00 | 21.50 | 4.31 | |
| Percentile 2.5% (95% CI) | 134.1 (127.4-140.8) | 49.0 (38.9-59.0) | 31.0 (29.2-32.7) | 71.1 (65.6-76.6) | 9.8 (7.7-11.8) | 1.4 (1.3-1.6) | 0.9 (0.6-1.2) | 89.3 (82.8-95.7) | 10.0 (6.9-13.0) | 2.73 (2.5-2.9) | |
| Percentile 95% (95% CI) | 265.5 (258.8-272.2) | 244.0 (233.9-254.0) | 63.0 (61.2-64.7) | 181.9 (176.4-187.4) | 48.8 (46.7-50.8) | 4.1 (3.9-4.2) | 6.63 (6.3-6.9) | 214.7 (208.2-221.1) | 70.0 (66.9-73.0) | 7.02 (6.8-7.2) | |
| Female (n = 587) | Mean ± SD | 179.75 ± 33.98 | 92.61 ± 41.10 | 51.87 ± 11.09 | 106.89 ± 29.72 | 18.52 ± 8.22 | 2.18 ± 0.70 | 1.91 ± 1.04 | 127.25 ± 32.62 | 18.92 ± 9.14 | 3.57 ± 0.85 |
| Median | 177.10 | 81.50 | 50.70 | 105.26 | 16.30 | 2.13 | 1.64 | 125.60 | 16.25 | 3.50 | |
| Percentile 2.5% (95% CI) | 121.4 (117.5-125.4) | 38.1 (33.4-42.9) | 34.0 (32.7-35.3) | 53.7 (50.2-57.1) | 7.6 (6.6-8.5) | 0.89 (0.8-0.9) | 0.69 (0.5-0.8) | 72.0 (68.2-75.9) | 8.00 (6.92-9.08) | 2.17 (2.0-2.2) | |
| Percentile 95% (95% CI) | 253.1 (249.2-257.1) | 207.3 (202.5-212.0) | 80.6 (79.2-81.9) | 172.0 (168.6-175.4) | 41.4 (40.5-42.4) | 3.7 (3.62-3.79) | 4.88 (4.7-5.0) | 199.8 (195.9-203.7) | 42.7 (41.6-43.8) | 5.5 (5.4-5.6) | |
TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-C, very-low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Remnant-C, remnant-cholesterol.