Question: How Do You Convert Triglyceride Levels Between mmol/L and mg/dL?
Answer: Getting your
lipid levels checked regularly – including your triglyceride levels - is an important
part of keeping your heart healthy. Triglyceride levels are usually
displayed in two ways on a laboratory report: mg/dL and mmol/L. The mg/dL
measurement is more commonly seen in the US, whereas cholesterol readings in
mmol/L are more commonly used in other countries. However, converting between
these two measurements may be important – especially if you want to compare
your numbers to those in a guideline or document where the measurements are
listed differently. So, if you want to learn how to convert triglycerides from mg/dL
to mmol/L, or vice versa, you can follow these simple steps:
Converting mg/dL to mmol/L:
To convert your triglyceride reading from mg/dL to mmol/L, you should multiply that number by 0.0113. For example, if your triglyceride level was 150 mg/dL, you can convert it to mmol/L by performing this calculation:150 mg/dL x 0.0113 = 1.7 mmol/L
Converting mmol/L to mg/dL
To convert your triglyceride levels from mmol/L to mg/dL, you can divide the number given in mmol/L by 0.0113. An example of this conversion would be if you had a triglyceride level of 2.3 mmol/L and wish to convert it to mg/dL:2.3 mmol/L ÷ 0.0113 = 204 mg/dL
Sources:
Journal of the American Medical Association Editorial Guidelines. 2010. Available at: http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/vol295/issue1/images/data/103/DC6/JAMA_auinst_si.dtl. Accessed 18 January 2010.
