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Table 2.

Classification criteria: cutoff points used for blood testing results

Exam	Method ^a	Cutoff points
Exam	Method ^a	Desirable	Borderline	High
Colesterol (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [26]	Enzymatic kinetics	<150	150-169	≥170
Colesterol (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [26]	Enzymatic kinetics	<3.9	3.9-4.39	≥4.4
LDL-C (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [26]	Enzymatic colorimetric assay	<100	100-129	≥130
LDL-C (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [26]	Enzymatic colorimetric assay	<2.59	2.59-3.34	≥3.36
HDL-C (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [26]	Enzymatic colorimetric assay	≥45	---	---
HDL-C (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [26]	Enzymatic colorimetric assay	≥1.16	---	---
Triglycerides (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [26]	Enzymatic kinetics	<100	100-129	≥130
Triglycerides (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [26]	Enzymatic kinetics	<1.13	1.13-1.46	≥1.47
Glucose (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [27]	Hexoquinase method	70-99	100-125,9	≥126
Glucose (mg/dL) (mmol/l) [27]	Hexoquinase method	3.89-5.5	5.6-6.9	≥7.0
Insulin (mU/L) [28]	Chemiluminescence	<15	15-20	≥20
Glycated hemoglobin [27]	Ion exchange chromatography	<5.7	---	≥5.7

^aBrazilian Society of Pathology; LDL-C: low density cholesterol; HDL-C: high density cholesterol.