I had my cholesterol run – it was $40 to do this. Mostly, I wanted the blood draw, and they gave me the tube of blood to run the ESR with but it was the wrong one – it needed anticoagulant in it. Anyway, it was preThanksgiving holidays, and I wasn’t fasting (I had oatmeal for breakfast) and under a lot of stress, but it wasn’t too bad. I know that if I go for a heart consult, the dr. will want these values.
|
test |
result |
Ref. range |
unit |
|
Chol |
191 |
<200 |
Mg/dL |
|
HDL |
68 |
20-71 |
Mg/dL |
|
Trigl |
47 |
<150 |
Mg/dL |
|
LDL |
113.6 |
0-100 |
Mg/dL |
|
VLDL |
9.4 |
5-25 |
Mg/dL |
|
Chol/HDL |
2.8 |
3.3-4.4 |
ratio |
I consider myself in the very high risk category, so my LDL goal should be <70 mg/dL. Some tips on how to lower the LDL.
|
Risk category |
LDL goal |
|
Very high (diabetes, CVD) |
< 70 mg/dL |
|
High (diabetes, CHD risk equivalent) |
<100 mg/dL |
|
Moderate (2+ risk factors) |
<130 mg/dL |
|
0-1 risk factor |
<160 mg/dL |
My chol/hdl ratio was pretty good though putting me in a less than 1/2 avg risk.
NCEP Report, Circulation 2004;110:227-239.
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