Table 1
Test methods, reagents, reference range for lipid profile

	Reference range (mg/dL)	Method	Reagent
ApoA1*	125∼215	Fixed-time kinetic nephelo-metry	Siemens, Germany
ApoB*	55∼125
Total cholesterol†	130∼240	Enzymatic colorimetric method	Wako, Japan
Triglyceride†	28∼150	Lipase, GK, GPO, POD+Glycerol blank	Wako, Japan
HDL†	42∼72	Selective inhibition enzymatic method	Wako, Japan
LDL†	to 120

Apo, apolipoproteins; GK, glycerol kinase; GPO, G-3-P oxidase; POD, peroxidase. *BNII, ^†Hitachi 7600.