Only the VAP cholesterol Test achieves the new NCEP ATP III Guidelines objective to improve patient risk assessment and promote more aggressive therapy. The Routine Cholesterol test information can only account for approximately 45% of cholesterol abnormalities, the VAP patient profile identifies up to 90%.

NCEP ATP III Guidelines	VAP Cholesterol Test	Routine Cholesterol Profile
Total Cholesterol	YES	YES
HDL	YES	YES
LDL	YES (directly measured, using "gold standard" ultracentrifugation)	YES (calculated)
Triglycerides	YES	YES
Non-HDL Cholesterol (LDL + VLDL)	YES	NO
Metabolic Syndrome	YES	NO
Lp(a)	YES	NO
LDL Pattern Size	YES	NO
Atherogenic Remnant Lipids (IDL + VLDL)	YES	NO