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. 2024 Jan 1;27(1):15–22. doi: 10.34172/aim.2024.03

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.