Short Communication: Comparison of Calculated Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Values in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Men Using the Traditional Friedewald and the Novel Martin–Hopkins LDL-C Equations

摘要

The Martin–Hopkins equation used to calculate low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is more accurate than the traditional Friedewald equation, especially at higher triglyceride levels, which are more common in people with HIV (PWH). Thus, using LDL-C values calculated by the Martin–Hopkins equation may improve clinical care of PWH.