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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prim Care. 2014 Mar 27;41(2):371–397. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2014.02.010

Table 2.

Features of different lipid screening strategies for adults43

Test Reliability Accuracy Patient
Acceptability		 Feasibility for
Providers
Nonfasting TC Intermediate Lower Higher Higher
Nonfasting
TC/HDL		 Lower Intermediate Higher Intermediate
LDL/HDL ratio
requires fasting
TC, HDL,
triglicerides		 Higher Intermediate Lower Intermediate
Nonfasting TC +
HDL and NCEP
guidelines		 Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Lower
Nonfasting TC +
HDL with
calculation of
Framingham risk		 Intermediate Higher Intermediate Lower

TC: total cholesterol

HDL: high-density lipoproteins

LDL: low-density lipoproteins

NCEP: National Cholesterol Education Pane;

From: Helfand M, Carson S. Screening for lipid disorders in adults: selective update of 2001 US Preventive Services Task Force Review. AHRQ Publication. 2008;49.