Person—triglyceride level (measured), total millimoles per litre N[N].N
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Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Triglyceride level (measured) |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 359411 |
Registration status:![]() |
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Definition:![]() | A person's triglyceride level measured in millimoles per litre. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—triglyceride level |
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Representation class:![]() | Total | |||||||||||||||
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Data type:![]() | Number | |||||||||||||||
Format:![]() | N[N].N | |||||||||||||||
Maximum character length:![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Supplementary values:![]() |
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Unit of measure:![]() | Millimole per litre (mmol/L) | |||||||||||||||
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Guide for use:![]() | Record the absolute result of the total triglyceride measurement. | |||||||||||||||
Collection methods:![]() | Measurement of lipid levels should be carried out by laboratories, or practices, which have been accredited to perform these tests by the National Association of Testing Authorities.
Note that to calculate the low-density lipoprotein - cholesterol (LDL-C) from the Friedwald Equation (Friedwald et al, 1972):
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Submitting organisation:![]() | Cardiovascular Data Working Group | |||||||||||||||
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Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Person—triglyceride level (measured), total millimoles per litre N[N].N
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() All attributes + |
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