Friday February 10, 2012 3:53 am
Cholesterol & Lipids

The following tables classify lipid levels. Where information is not otherwise specified, refer to the column for "Desireable for general population"

Classifying Lipid Levels

 

Blood Lipids
Measured
Desirable for those with heart disease
Desirable for general population
Borderline High
High
Very High
Total Cholesterol
(mg/dl)
less than 200 200 - 239 240 or more
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) less than 100 less than 130 130 - 159 160 or more  
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)   35 or more      
Triglycerides (mg/dl)   less than 200 200 - 400 400 - 1000 1000 or more

A word about cholesterol ratios:

It is more useful to evaluate the specific cholesterol numbers. However, cholesterol is sometimes expressed as a ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol. The total cholesterol value is divided by the HDL cholesterol value to obtain the number. The goal is to keep the ratio below 5:1 (5 to 1).

Example
If the total cholesterol is 180 and the HDL cholesterol is 40
then the ratio would be 4.5.

180 / 40 = 4.5

The ratio is expressed as 4.5 to 1 or 4.5:1. This example meets desirable ratio criteria
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