Triglycerides unit converter
Convert triglycerides between mg/dL, mmol/L and g/L. Type in either box. The factors come from our catalog and are checked by code.
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1 mg/dL = 0.0113 mmol/L. Nothing you type here leaves your browser.
The conversion
- 1 mg/dL = 0.01129 mmol/LFrom mg/dL to mmol/L: divide by 88.57. Back again: multiply by 88.57.
- 1 mg/dL = 0.01 g/LFrom mg/dL to g/L: divide by 100. Back again: multiply by 100.
Mass and molar units are linked by the molecular weight: 885.7 g/mol (Conventional average triglyceride molar mass behind the standard 88.57 mg/dL per mmol/L factor. Triglycerides are a mixture, so this is a convention rather than an exact weight; triolein (C57H104O6) is 885.4 in PubChem.). Source: PubChem (National Library of Medicine).
Common values
From zero to about twice the usual upper limit, plus the usual limits themselves.
| mg/dL | mmol/L | g/L |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | 1.02 | 0.9 |
| 130 | 1.47 | 1.3 |
| 149 | 1.68 | 1.49 |
| 150 | 1.69 | 1.5 |
| 200 | 2.26 | 2 |
| 500 | 5.65 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 11.29 | 10 |
| 1,500 | 16.94 | 15 |
| 2,000 | 22.58 | 20 |
| 2,500 | 28.23 | 25 |
| 3,000 | 33.87 | 30 |
| 3,500 | 39.52 | 35 |
| 4,000 | 45.16 | 40 |
Usual ranges in each unit
What labs print as the reference range, by who was tested. Sources for each range are on the Triglycerides page.
| Who | mg/dL | mmol/L | g/L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20+ | up to 149 | up to 1.68 | up to 1.49 |
| 20+, non fasting | up to 174 | up to 1.96 | up to 1.74 |
| 2–9 | up to 74 | up to 0.84 | up to 0.74 |
| 10–19 | up to 89 | up to 1 | up to 0.89 |