... Here are my new numbers (fasting). I think they look fine but I'm not as facile as others here interpreting. If anyone sees any problem areas ...
Total LDL-C Direct 122
TotalHDL-C Direct 108
Total VLDL-C Direct 14
Sum Total Cholesterol 244
Triglycerides-Dkirect 66 (1 replies)
... These are the most commonly reported numbers.
The usual guidelines (which can be found all over the place) say that:
LDL should be less than 160, ideally less than 100 (note: guidelines usually indicate that those with more risk factors for heart disease should go lower)
HDL should be more than 40, ideally more than 60
VLDL should be less than 30
Triglycerides should... (6 replies)
... Okay here are my latest numbers, I am sorry but I can't make heads or tails out of any of this, I am hoping some one out there can help me..
Total LDL-C direct 213
Total HDL-C direct 44
Total VLDL-C direct 27
Sum total cholesterol 284
Trigs 194
Total Non -Hdl -c 240
Total APOB 100-CALC 157
LP(a) cholesterol 3.0 (6 replies)
... Okay here are my latest numbers, I am sorry but I can't make heads or tails out of any of this, I am hoping some one out there can help me..
Total LDL-C direct 213
Total HDL-C direct 44
Total VLDL-C direct 27
Sum total cholesterol 284
Trigs 194
Total Non -Hdl -c 240
Total APOB 100-CALC 157
LP(a) cholesterol 3.0 (18 replies)
... I'm seeing the doctor later on this week to go over these results. I'd like to be prepared... have my questions thought out ahead of time. Also, based on the below results, what can I expect to hear from him? (Lower the LDL, yeah, yeah... are there any other worrisome variables that he's going to flag?) There's a lot of data here and I don't know how much of it to take... (15 replies)
... And here they are... TC is even higher now!!! YIKES! The results with an asterisk were flagged as being out of normal range.
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*Total LDL-Cholesterol - Direct 162 mg/dL (<130 is desirable)
Total HDL-Cholesterol - Direct 65
Total VLDL-Cholesterol - Direct 27
*Sum Total Cholesterol 255 mg/dL (<200 is desirable)
Triglycerides -... (9 replies)
... Total VLDL 15. ... (14 replies)
