Table 1.

Risk categories and target levels for total cholesterol/HDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C and apoB/apoA-I ratios, in primary and secondary prevention, stratified by gender⁶,⁷,¹⁴

Ratio	Primary prevention				Secondary prevention*
	Risk level		Target		Risk level		Target
	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
TC/HDL-C	>5.0	>4.5	<4.5	<4.0	>4.0	>3.5	<3.5	<3.0
LDL-C/HDL-C	>3.5	>3.0	<3.0	<2.5	>3.0	>2.5	<2.5	<2.0
ApoB/ApoA-I	>1.0	>0.9	<0.9	<0.8	>0.8	>0.7	<0.7	<0.6

^*Note: Or equivalent risk situation.

Abbreviations: Apo, apolipoprotein; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol.