LOINC display name : Ceramide risk score Calc (P) [Score];
LOINC long common name : Ceramide risk score in Plasma by calculation;
LOINC short name : Ceramide risk score Plas Calc;
LOINC description : The ceramide risk score is calculated based on the results for all measured ceramides.
A higher score is correlated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and in
one study, a score of greater than or equal to 10 was associated with more than twice
the mortality risk at 18 years compared to scores less than or equal to two. [PMID:
29903731];