Original Article | Article
"Comparison of calculated LDL-cholesterol using the Friedewald formula and de Cordova formula with a directly measured LDL-cholesterol in Nepalese population"
Santosh Pradhan , Keyoor Gautam, Devish Pyakurel
Practical Laboratory Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plabm.2020.e00165
In a Nepalese population, there is better agreement of the Friedewald formula with a directly measured LDL-C compared to the de
Cordova formula. However, this has to be verified in a larger population, including different conditions in which the Friedewald formula
was found to be inaccurate.