Version 2.78

Term Description

The Martin-Hopkins method for calculating LDL cholesterol uses a variable value for the triglyceride adjustment factor, where the adjustment factor depends on the measured triglyceride and non-HDL cholesterol levels. The calculation used since the 1970s, called the Friedewald formula, uses a fixed adjustment factor of 5, which results in an inaccurate calculated LDL result when triglycerides are high or LDL-C levels are low. PMID: 24240933
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Reference Information

Type Source Reference
Webcontent Lab Tests Online®Copyright Copyright © 2021 Lab Tests Online. All rights reserved. LDL Cholesterol

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Cholesterol.in LDL
Property
MCnc
Time
Pt
System
Ser/Plas
Scale
Qn
Method
Calculated.Martin-Hopkins

Additional Names

Short Name
LDLc SerPl Mart-Hopk-mCnc
Display Name
Cholesterol in LDL Calculated by Martin-Hopkins [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
LDL cholesterol, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.69
Last Updated
Version 2.69
Order vs. Observation
Both

Formula (Readable)

LDL-C = Total cholesterol - HDL-C - (Triglyceride/X*) *X is a variable between 3.1 to 11.9

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG6248-1 Cholesterol.in LDL|MCnc|Pt|ANYBldSerPl
LG51050-9 Cholesterol.in LDL|Pt|Ser/Plas|Calculated.Martin-Hopkins

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Colesterol LDL:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Qn:Calculo de Martin-Hopkins
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Colesterol en LDL:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Cuantitativo:Calculado Martin-Hopkins
fr-FR French (France) Cholestérol LDL:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Numérique:Calcul de Martin-Hopkins
it-IT Italian (Italy) Colesterolo.in LDL:MCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma:Qn:Calcolato.Martin-Hopkins
Synonyms: Calcolato mediante Martin-Hopkins Chimica Colesterolo in LDL Concentrazione di Massa Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) cholesterol.in LDL:massa/volume:moment:serum of plasma:kwantitatief:berekend volgens Martin-Hopkins
zh-CN Chinese (China) 胆固醇.LDL 之中的:质量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆:定量型:计算法.Martin-Hopkins
Synonyms: LDL 之中的胆固醇;LDL 胆固醇;LDLc;LDL-C;低密度脂蛋白之中的胆固醇;低密度脂蛋白胆固醇;胆固醇.LDL;胆固醇.低密度脂蛋白;胆固醇.低密度脂蛋白之中的 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 总胆固醇;胆固醇总计;胆甾醇;脂类;脂质 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 水平;浓度;质量浓度(单位体积) 血清或血浆 计算;计算型方法 计算法.Martin-Hopkins（Martin-Hopkins 公式、马丁-霍普金斯）

Example Units

Unit Source
mg/dL Example UCUM Units

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