deciliter
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Alt. of Decilitre
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His blood sugar level was over 550 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) -- a normal level is less than 140 mg/dL on a random blood test.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommends interventions for any children with lead exposure levels of 5 micrograms per deciliter or higher to minimize the risk of lifelong health, learning and behavior problems.
But for each 10 milligrams per deciliter increase in total cholesterol above 200 milligrams per deciliter, there was a 9 percent increased risk of recurrence.
Normal levels are generally less than 150 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL); with APOC3 mutations, triglyceride levels are around 85 mg/dL.
The analysis found that statins were more likely to reduce the risk of death when LDL cholesterol levels were 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) or greater, whether or not they were used with other LDL-lowering drugs.