Person—low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level

Metadata item type:	Data Element Concept
METeOR identifier:	269576
Registration status:	Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:	A person's low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level.
Context:	Public health, health care and clinical setting.
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Identifying and definitional attributes
Object class:	Person
Definition:	A human being, whether man, woman or child.
Specialisation of:	Person/group of persons (Group status)
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australia Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	Macquarie University 2003. The Macquarie Dictionary 3rd ed. Sydney: The Macquarie Library Pty. Ltd
Property attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Property:	Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level
Definition:	The level of the serum cholesterol carried on low-density lipoproteins, approximately 60 to 70 percent of the total serum cholesterol.
Property group:	Health and wellbeing
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 30th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders
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Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:	Person—low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level (calculated), total millimoles per litre N[N].N Health, Superseded 01/10/2008 Person—low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level (calculated), total millimoles per litre N[N].N Health, Standard 01/10/2008

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