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Converts lipid results between mg/dL and mmol/L using the molar mass factors of 38.67 for cholesterol and 88.57 for triglycerides.
Lipid unit conversion
Cholesterol: mmol/L = mg/dL / 38.67. Triglycerides: mmol/L = mg/dL / 88.57.
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
The factors come from molar mass, and a triglyceride molecule is much heavier than a cholesterol molecule.
mg/dL is standard in the United States; mmol/L is used across most of Europe, Australia and Asia.