Chen, W HChang, Y YYin, H LChou, M SLiu, J S2009-05-272009-05-271997-06-01Chen WH, Chang YY, Yin HL, Chou MS, Liu JS. Prediction of total cholesterol: high-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol ratio in young adults. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1997 Jun; 28(2): 410-6http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/31629The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.Abnormal cholesterol fraction is an essential risk factor for atherosclerosis of large cerebral arteries in young Asians. In order to reduce the medical cost and social resource for cholesterol electrophoresis, especially in undeveloped and developing Asian countries, we evaluated the validity of Nanji's GUT score for predicting TC: HDLC ratio in this population. Results showed that GUT score only predicted 71% of them. We also tested the predictive power of CUT index, and predicting rate was 81%. Therefore, Nanji's GUT score is not an ideal surrogate for cholesterol electrophoresis. We recommend CUT index to screen for high-risk subjects till a new method can satisfy the economic pattern in Asian countries.engAdultCase-Control StudiesCerebral Infarction --bloodCholesterol --analysisCholesterol, HDL --analysisClinical Chemistry Tests --methodsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsTaiwanJournal Article