. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Health Aging. 2016 Mar;20(3):280–287. doi: 10.1007/s12603-016-0701-6.

Table 1.

Tertile cut-points of serum levels of TC, TG, LDL-C and HDL-C among 2,000 Chinese elderly

Variable	Lower tertile	Middle tertile	Upper tertile
TC (mmol/L)	<3.82	3.82–4.66	≥4.66
TG (mmol/L)	<0.68	0.68–1.05	≥1.05
LDL-C (mmol/L)	<2.16	2.16–2.84	≥2.84
HDL-C (mmol/L)	<1.10	1.10–1.41	≥1.41

TC =Total cholesterol; TG=triglycerides, LDL-C =low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C=high density lipoprotein cholesterol;