Lipid Accumulation Product (LAP)
Lipid Accumulation Product (Kahn 2005): (waist − 65) × triglycerides in men, (waist − 58) × triglycerides in women (mmol/L); a higher value marks greater central lipid accumulation.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Waist circumference
- 100 cm
- Triglycerides
- 2.0 mmol/L
- Female sex
- No
Result: Lipid Accumulation Product 70 — higher values indicate greater central lipid accumulation.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Index
- Men (waist - 65) x TG; Women (waist - 58) x TG (mmol/L). Higher values indicate greater central lipid accumulation and cardiometabolic risk. An index, not a diagnostic test.
What you enter
- Waist circumference
- Triglycerides
- Female sex
How this is calculated
Kahn HS. The lipid accumulation product performs better than the body mass index for recognizing cardiovascular risk: a population-based comparison. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2005;5:26. Read the source ↗
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