Table 1.
Lipid quartile range by ethnic group
| Quartiles range (mg/dl) |
Caucasian | African- American |
Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartiles of cholesterol |
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| 1 | ≤176.5 | ≤174.0 | ≤171.0 |
| 2 | 176.6–200.0 | 174.1–198.0 | 171.1–196.0 |
| 3 | 200.1–228.5 | 198.1–227.5 | 196.1–223.0 |
| 3 | >228.5 | >227.5 | >223.0 |
| Quartiles of non-HDL cholesterol |
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| 1 | ≤127.0 | ≤122.5 | ≤125.0 |
| 2 | 127.1–153.0 | 122.6–146.0 | 125.1–152.0 |
| 3 | 153.1–176.0 | 146.1–171.0 | 152.1–178.0 |
| 4 | >176.0 | >171.0 | >178.0 |
| Quartiles of HDL | |||
| 1 | ≤37.0 | ≤41.0 | ≤35.0 |
| 2 | 37.1–46.0 | 41.1–49.0 | 35.1–43.0 |
| 3 | 46.1–56.0 | 49.1–61.0 | 43.1–52.0 |
| 4 | >56.0 | >61.0 | >52.0 |
| Quartiles of triglycerides |
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| 1 | ≤101.0 | ≤83.5 | ≤112.0 |
| 2 | 101.1–137.0 | 83.6–114.0 | 112.1–153.0 |
| 3 | 137.1–188.0 | 114.1–155.0 | 153.1–219.0 |
| 4 | >188.0 | >155.0 | >219.0 |
| Quartiles of LDL | |||
| 1 | ≤100.6 | ≤99.1 | ≤94.0 |
| 2 | 100.7–121.4 | 99.2–122.4 | 94.1–116.8 |
| 3 | 121.5–144.9 | 122.5–145.8 | 116.9–140.8 |
| 4 | >144.9 | >145.8 | >140.8 |