I live in the UK but travel often in Europe. My cholesterol level in the UK is 9.mg, but speaking to a medical person in France their levels are measured differntly, could you tell me how to convert mine to european levels. Thank you
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Q: How is cholesterol levels calculated it seem that the UK and Europe have different measures
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11/ 5/08 11:04am
Hello LPatzold,
Sorry about the delay in getting back to you. I found the conversion scale for you. (if you can wade through the math at the beginning you will find the actual formula at the end.) I hope this was helpful...
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