Lipid abnormalities in kidney disease and management strategies

Table 1 Common lipid profile in patients with kidney disease[18,33,34]

	CKD not on dialysis	Hemodialysis	Peritoneal dialysis	Transplant patients
Total cholesterol	Normal or elevated	Normal or low	Elevated	Elevated
Triglycerides	Elevated	Elevated	Elevated	Elevated
LDL cholesterol	Normal or elevated or low	Normal or low	Elevated	Elevated
HDL cholesterol	Low	Low	Low	Normal

CKD: Chronic kidney disease; HDL: Low high-density; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein.