Re: Please help convert numbers from mmol/l to mg/dl

Vasov--To convert cholesterol values from mmol/l to mg/dl, you simply divide by .0259. To convert the triglyceride fraction, you divide by .0113.

Your husbands values in mg/dl would be:

TC 212
HDL 62
LDL 135
Trig 80
TC/HDL 3.4


Your values become:

TC 259
HDL 100
LDL 143
Trig 80
TC/HDL 2.6


As I see it, neither one of you has much of anything to worry about. All the ratios are fine, triglycerides are low, and HDL is excellent. This being the case, I don't feel that neither one of you needs to worry about LDL. In my opinion, your numbers are fine.