What is the formula for calculating total cholesterol?
What is the formula for calculating total cholesterol? Your total cholesterol score is calculated using the equation: HDL level + LDL level + 20% of your triglyceride level. How do you calculate total cholesterol from triglycerides? Total cholesterol (TC) = LDL + HDL + VLDL. The formula valid if TG <400 mg/dL. If TG > 400 mg/dL, you have to measure the LDL directly, rather than calculating it. There are several other newer equations that are slight modifications of the Friedewald equation. TLDL-C concentration can also be measured directly. How do you calculate VLDL from total cholesterol? There is no...