Cholesterol Units, Cholesterol Value Reporting Units, mmol/L, mg/dL Conversion

Cholesterol Value Reporting Units

Serum lipid values are reported as milligrams per deciliter (e.g. 220 mg/dL) or millimole per liter (e.g. 5.20 mmol/L). mmol/L is the SI unit (Systeme International d'Unites) which is in standard international measurement system.

The SI unit considers the numbers of molecules of cholesterol in blood. In US, India and many other countries, the values for serum cholesterol are reported as mg/dL, while Australia, UK and Europe use SI units.
Sometimes the patient gets confused when he (or she) look for lipid cholesterol level values in different units. The following table can be used to convert the values from one system of units to another.

Total serum cholesterol Convert from millimole per liter to milligram per deciliter mmol/L to mg/dL
Conversion factor multiply by 1/0.02586 = 38.67	to get values in milligrams per deciliter mg/dL	Example 5.30 mmol/L = 5.3 x 38.67 = 205 mg/dL
OR to Convert from milligram per deciliter to millimole per liter mg/dL to mmol/L, divide by 38.67 Example: 205 mg/dL = 205/38.67 = 5.3 mmol/L
HDL cholesterol Convert from millimole per liter to milligram per deciliter mmol/L to mg/dL
Conversion factor multiply by 1/0.02586 = 38.67	to get values in milligram per deciliter mg/dL	Example 0.9 mmol/L = 0.9 x 38.67 = 35 mg/dL
OR to Convert from milligram per deciliter to millimole per liter mg/dL to mmol/L, divide by 38.67 Example: 35 mg/dL = 35/38.67 = 0.9 mmol/L
LDL cholesterol Convert from millimole per liter to milligram per deciliter mmol/L to mg/dL
Conversion factor multiply by 1/0.02586 = 38.67	to get values in milligrams per deciliter mg/dL	Example 3.5 mmol/L = 3.5 x 38.67 = 135 mg/dL
OR to Convert from milligram per deciliter to millimole per liter mg/dL to mmol/L, divide by 38.67 Example: 135 mg/dL = 135/38.67 = 3.5 mmol/L
Serum triglycerides Convert from millimole per liter to milligram per deciliter mmol/L to mg/dL
Conversion factor multiply by 1/0.01129 = 88.57	to get values in milligrams per deciliter mg/dL	Example 1.90 mmol/L = 1.9 x 88.57 = 168 mg/dL
OR to Convert from milligram per deciliter to millimole per liter mg/dL to mmol/L, divide by 88.57 Example: 168 mg/dL = 168/88.57 = 1.9 mmol/L

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