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Hi guys, i initially thought the same as the ratios whether in mg or mmol should be the same if divided in any units, and was happy with my low ratio however then i bumped into this calculator page https://www.omnicalculator.com/health/cholesterol-units and it explains why we can't calculate TG/HDL ratios in mmol simply because conversion from mg to mmol ratios are different for TGs. Please read the article for details.
excerpt:
The rules for converting cholesterol units of TC (total cholesterol), HDL (high-density lipoprotein) and LDL (low-density lipoprotein) are the same:
Conversion for TG (triglycerides) is calculated differently:
- To get from mmol/L to mg/dL, you need to multiply by 38.67.
- To get from mg/dL to mmol/L multiply by 0.02586.
- To get from mmol/L to mg/dL multiply by 88.57.
- To get from mg/dL to mmol/L multiply by 0.01129.
Which is why I used a "good" ratio all measured in mmol/l the 0.87 I mentioned is in mmol/l.
For mg/dl the level is different for exactly the reason you listed.