LDL cholesterol blood test
A blood test that measures the amount of LDL cholesterol in your blood. How often you should have the test depends on your age, risk factors and family history.
Also called LDL · LDL-C · Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
- Biomarker
- In this atlas
Overview
Technical summary
MedlinePlus says a blood test measures cholesterol levels including LDL and that the timing depends on age, risk factors and family history. In the lipid trials in this atlas LDL cholesterol is the measured effect of the medicine, for example in mg/dL or mmol/L at 48 weeks in FOURIER.
What is measured
- Measure
- Concentration of LDL cholesterol in blood, reported in mg per deciliter or mmol per liter
- Assay context
- Blood test; timing and frequency depend on age, risk factors and family history (MedlinePlus)
Interpretation
No interpretation claims are published.
Claims and evidence
No claims are published for this biomarker yet.
Record details
- Record id
cardio:ldl-cholesterol- Content hash
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