Q: what does it mean for a 25 year old woman to have blood work results of hdl 45 (ref range >50) then ldl 132 (ref range <100) & non hdl 149? (ref range <130) everything else is normal. is this bad? what can i do about it? i dont drink or smoke?

: If you are overweight, losing weight is imperative. Regular exercise and reducing your intake of saturate fats should correct these issues. For healthy diet: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/., exercise 30 minutes/day, drink enough water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. Get HPV vaccine. Wish you good health!

Q: my total cholesterol, ldl, hdl, triglycerides & glucose are in normal range but lipoprotein lpa is 90.83, range should be less then 30 should i be worried?

Ideas vary: Since you're also hypertensive and on a statin, you may want to visit with your physician about treating this. From my reading, the final verdict isn't in. Some folks will treat the elevated lab value with niacin, but whether this is wise while you're getting a statin is a question for someone focused on managing atherosclerosis risk.

Q: what does low hdl with the rest of my cholesterol being in the normal range mean? is it concerning? hdl is 39, ldl is 67, triglycerides: 104, chol/hdlc ratio: 3.2, non hdl cholesterol 86, cholesterol, total: 125?

: This lipid profile is excellent! There is nothing to worry about and in large population studies with total cholesterol lower than 150, heart disease is almost non existent. If your LDL cholesterol is low, there is not much need to have a high HDL cholesterol either. In very simple terms, think about HDL as a vehicle to remove/counteract LDL.

Q: if someone has low hdl high ldl and high blood pressure but just for one month after that his cholesterol and bp are in normal range so does he is ar risk of atherosclerosis or he is not at risk?

: No, the atherosclerotic vascular change due to blood pressure and dyslipidemia is a chronic process which takes years to manifest.

Q: canadian bloodwork. are these ranges normal? cholestrol- 4.80 mmol/l ldl- 3.14 mmol/l hdl- 1.33 mmol/l. im worried

Normal cholesterol: Hi, these values are within the normal range for a patient your age: total cholesterol should be 1.0 mmol/l.

Q: first cholesterol test in 1982 was 203 and last test just done was 213 with hdl and ldl all in normal ranges. is this good or bad?

Depends: Cholesterol norms vary depending on the risk factors one has such as the presence of hypertension, diabetes, smoking, family history of heart attack, etc. Knowing that as well as the actual #s for your cholesterol fractions may help better determine whether those are normal in your case or not.

Question 1

what can i don to increase my hdl # ?  my  current number is 29 what is normal range

hdl?

Accepted Answer

Lipids: HDL is as important as LDL and can be increased by exercise. I would like to see yours over 45. Good Luck

Question 2

what is the normal range of hdl and ldl in the blood?

Accepted Answer

By gender and risk: Ldl below 130 is okay for most, <100 is better, people at high risk of cardiac disease are expected to shoot for <70. Hdl for men >40 and >50 for women is normal. Higher readings are generally better, .

Question 3

what is a normal range for hdl cholesterol?

Accepted Answer

>50 or >55: In general, for good heart health the generally recommended level for HDL is > 50 for men and  > 55 for women.  But it can be more complicated that that: you cannot rely completely on these simple numbers, and you can not look at numbers in isolation.

Question 4

my ldl, hdl are very low  below normal  range but my triglyceride is very high. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

This combo a concern: High triglycerides are a very common cause of low HDL cholesterol and in many cases low or normal LDL cholesterol. This condition is often seen in patients with obesity, pre-diabetes or diabetes (insulin resistance) , and in combination with other cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension. (metabolic syndrome). We treat tg's if >500, but if <500, then target first the ldl, then non-hdl chol.

Question 5

what does it mean for a 25 year old woman to have blood work results of hdl 45 (ref range >50) then ldl 132 (ref range <100) & non hdl 149? (ref range <130) everything else is normal. is this bad? what can i do about it? i dont drink or smoke?

Accepted Answer

: If you are overweight, losing weight is imperative. Regular exercise and reducing your intake of saturate fats should correct these issues.
For healthy diet: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/., exercise 30 minutes/day, drink enough water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. 
Get HPV vaccine. Wish you good health!

Question 6

my total cholesterol, ldl, hdl, triglycerides & glucose are in normal range but lipoprotein lpa is 90.83, range should be less then 30 should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

Ideas vary: Since you're also hypertensive and on a statin, you may want to visit with your physician about treating this. From my reading, the final verdict isn't in. Some folks will treat the elevated lab value with niacin, but whether this is wise while you're getting a statin is a question for someone focused on managing atherosclerosis risk.

Question 7

what does low hdl with the rest of my cholesterol being in the normal range mean? is it concerning? hdl is 39, ldl is 67, triglycerides: 104, chol/hdlc ratio: 3.2, non hdl cholesterol 86, cholesterol, total: 125?

Accepted Answer

: This lipid profile is excellent! There is nothing to worry about and in large population studies with total cholesterol lower than 150, heart disease is almost non existent. If your LDL cholesterol is low, there is not much need to have a high HDL cholesterol either. In very simple terms, think about HDL as a vehicle to remove/counteract LDL.

Question 8

if someone has low hdl high ldl and high blood pressure but just for one month after that his cholesterol and bp are in normal range so does he is ar risk of atherosclerosis or he is not at risk?

Accepted Answer

: No, the atherosclerotic vascular change due to blood pressure and dyslipidemia is a chronic process which takes years to manifest.

Question 9

canadian bloodwork.  are these ranges normal? cholestrol- 4.80 mmol/l 
ldl- 3.14 mmol/l
hdl- 1.33 mmol/l.  im worried

Accepted Answer

Normal cholesterol: Hi, these values are within the normal range for a patient your age: total cholesterol should be 1.0 mmol/l.

Question 10

first cholesterol test in 1982 was 203 and last test just done was 213 with hdl and ldl all in normal ranges. is this good or bad?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Cholesterol norms vary depending on the risk factors one has such as the presence of hypertension, diabetes, smoking, family history of heart attack, etc. Knowing that as well as the actual #s for your cholesterol fractions may help better determine whether those are normal in your case or not.

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What can i don to increase my hdl # ? my current number is 29 what is normal range hdl?

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What is the normal range of hdl and ldl in the blood?

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What is a normal range for hdl cholesterol?

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My ldl, hdl are very low below normal range but my triglyceride is very high. what should i do?

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What does it mean for a 25 year old woman to have blood work results of hdl 45 (ref range >50) then ldl 132 (ref range <100) & non hdl 149? (ref range <130) everything else is normal. is this bad? what can i do about it? i dont drink or smoke?

A member asked:

My total cholesterol, ldl, hdl, triglycerides & glucose are in normal range but lipoprotein lpa is 90.83, range should be less then 30 should i be worried?

A member asked:

What does low hdl with the rest of my cholesterol being in the normal range mean? is it concerning? hdl is 39, ldl is 67, triglycerides: 104, chol/hdlc ratio: 3.2, non hdl cholesterol 86, cholesterol, total: 125?

A member asked:

If someone has low hdl high ldl and high blood pressure but just for one month after that his cholesterol and bp are in normal range so does he is ar risk of atherosclerosis or he is not at risk?

A member asked:

Canadian bloodwork. are these ranges normal? cholestrol- 4.80 mmol/l ldl- 3.14 mmol/l hdl- 1.33 mmol/l. im worried

A member asked:

First cholesterol test in 1982 was 203 and last test just done was 213 with hdl and ldl all in normal ranges. is this good or bad?

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