Pleural fluid total triglyceride values in 74 patients with chylothorax. Boxes show interquartile ranges, and error bars represent highest and lowest values. The mean ± SD total triglyceride level was 728 ± 797 mg/dL (median, 483.5 mg/dL; interquartile range, 200 to 936 mg/dL). Individual data points are displaced horizontally to avoid overlap.
SI conversion factor: To convert total triglyceride values to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0113.
Reproduced from: Maldonado F, Hawkins FJ, Daniels CE, et al. Pleural fluid characteristics of chylothorax. Mayo Clin Proc 2009; 84:129. Illustration used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
