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. 2012 Nov 17;5:640. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-640

Table 3.

Diagnostic value of lipid parameters in MI

Parameters Cut-off values Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%)
TC
200 mg/dl
33.33
84.31
68.0
55.84
Tg
150 mg/dl
35.29
82.35
66.67
56.0
LDL-C
100 mg/dl
52.94
70.59
64.29
60
HDL-C
40 mg/dl
58.82
80.39
75.0
66.13
non-HDL-C
130 mg/dl
58.82
72.55
68.18
63.79
LDL-C/HDL-C
2.5
50.98
76.47
68.42
60.94
TC/ HDL-C 5 35.29 84.31 69.23 56.58

Legend: TC- Total cholesterol; Tg- Triglycerides ; LDL-C- Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C- High density lipoprotein cholesterol; non-HDL-C- Non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C/HDL-C- Ratio of LDL-C to HDL-C ; TC/HDL-C- Ratio of TC to HDL-C; PPV- Positive predictive value; NPV- Negative predictive value.