Lipid and lipoprotein reference values from 133,450 Dutch Lifelines participants:Age- and gender-specific baseline lipid values and percentiles

BACKGROUND: Lipids and lipoproteins are recognized as the most important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Although reference values for the major lipoproteins, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides, have been collected in numerous studies and cohorts, complete contemporary percentile-based reference values are underreported. OBJECTIVE: We set out to provide such reference lipid data using a large contemporary population based cohort study. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Lifelines is a cross-sectional population-based... Mehr ...