To calculate your cholesterol ratio, divide your total cholesterol number by your HDL cholesterol number. So if your total cholesterol is 200 mg/dL (5.2 mmol/L) and your HDL is 50…
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The total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol ratio is way to calculate cardiovascular risk. A high total cholesterol to HDLratio indicates a higher risk for heart disease.
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WebMD explains what cholesterol ratio means and gives guidelines for reaching the ideal ratio. Learn how HDL,LDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and heart disease are linked.
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For instance, if your total cholesterol is 180 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood and your HDL is 82 mg/dL, your cholesterol ratio is 2.2. Ratio for men vs. women
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Non-HDL cholesterol: below 4.0: below 155: LDL cholesterol: below 3.0: below 116: HDL cholesterol above 1.0 for a man. above 1.2 for a woman (ideally around 1.4. Very high levels…
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A cholesterol ratio within the normal range means that your cholesterol levels put you at lower risk for heart disease. Above 5 to 1: This results is considered high, putting…
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LDL/ HDLratio is simply the LDL level divided by the HDL level. LDL/ HDLratio is one of the most popular measures of heart disease risk. Ideal: below 2.0; Good: below…
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HDL cholesterol LDL cholesterol Triglycerides; Good: Less than 200 (but the lower the better) Ideal is 60 or higher; 40 or higher for men and 50 or higher for women…
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A high ratio means that there is too much LDL relative to HDL. Aerobic exercise and eating foods low in saturated fat improve the LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio. Certain drugs such…
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Discordantly low TC/ HDL-cholesterol ratio and high LDL-cholesterol 0.99 (0.85, 1.17) 1.00 (0.85, 1.18) 1.07 (0.74, 1.53) 1.11 (0.78, 1.60) Concordantly high TC/ HDL-cholesterol ratio and high LDL-cholesterol 1.53 (1.37, 1.70) 1.53…
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October 27, 2020. By Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC, Contributor. There are two main types of cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein ( HDL) and low-density lipoprotein ( LDL). (Lipoproteins are made of fat and protein,…
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