Table 4

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) level by geographic region

RegionPatients with Lp(a) measured in mg/dL
N=29 765
N (%)
Lp(a) mg/dL
N=29 765
Median (IQR)
Patients with Lp(a) measured in nmol/L
N=18 370
N (%)
Lp(a) nmol/L
Median (IQR)
Patients with LDL-C values
N=47 988
N (%)
LDL-C mg/dL
Median (IQR)
East Asia6730 (22.6)14.1 (6.0–31.3)209 (1.1)35.1 (14.0–100.8)6936 (14.5)75.8 (60.7– 94.0)
South Asia3347 (11.2)24.4 (10.8–56.2)418 (2.3)30.5 (10.8–92.0)3762 (7.8)74.0 (56.0– 97.0)
Eastern Europe5467 (18.4)15.0 (7.0–58.0)4172 (22.7)31.7 (12.0–128.2)9626 (20.1)88.2 (68.1– 117.9)
Western Europe8676 (29.2)19.4 (8.1–74.0)3633 (19.8)42.0 (19.0–169.0)12 221 (25.5)73.0 (56.0– 95.0)
Latin America3761 (12.6)19.7 (8.0–67.0)1272 (6.9)29.8 (10.0–101.0)5019 (10.5)82.0 (62.2– 112.0)
North America1208 (4.1)48.0 (11.0–104.0)8037 (43.8)52.3 (15.6–168.9)9228 (19.2)69.2 (53.0– 93.0)
Other576 (1.9)17.8 (8.0–49.2)629 (3.4)59.0 (22.0–150.0)1196 (2.5)82.0 (61.9–108.3)
  • LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.