Patients are referred to you for hyperlipidemia management, and they have the following LDL cholesterol measurements on their first visit: Male 195 mg/dL; Female 140 mg/dL; Female 165 mg/dL; Male 150 mg/dL; Female 135 mg/dL; Male 170 mg/dL; Female 145 mg/dL; Male 150 mg/dL; Male 160 mg/dL. Which of the following is the mean and median LDL cholesterol for male patients in the scenario above?

Step 1 is to identify the LDL values for males Male values: 195, 150, 170, 150, 160 Step 2 is to calculate the Mean (195 + 150 + 170 + 150 + 160) ÷ 5 195 + 150 = 345 345 + 170 = 515 515 + 150 = 665 665 + 160 = 825 825 ÷ 5 = 165 Result at this step = 165 Step 3 is to find the Median Arrange values: 150, 150, 160, 170, 195 The middle value is 160 Result at this step = 160 Answer: A