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Atherogenic Coefficient (AC)
A calculated lipid ratio derived from non-HDL and HDL cholesterol; an adjunctive summary of the lipid profile rather than a standalone clinical decision marker.
What is measured?
A calculated value derived from the component biomarkers named in this measure.
What the result represents?
Aden's range
What a raised or a low result can indicate
How Aden reads it as part of a system?
Aden reads this result alongside ApoB, LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, Lp(a) and your previous measurements. It is treated as one part of the wider cardiovascular picture, not as a diagnosis on its own.
What changes between tests?
Which related markers give it context?
ApoB, LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, Lp(a)
How to get this tested?
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