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Total cholesterol 219, hdl 73, ldl 114, vldl 32, triglycerides 161. thought i was eating good. no fried foods & not a lot of sugar. is my lipid panel bad?

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Dr. Roberta Beals answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

This is good.: You hdl:trig ratio is good. Hdl above 60 and triglycerides below 150 are optimal. Your LDL goal with no risk factors are <130.

Answered 9/13/2014

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Dr. William Cromwell answered

Specializes in Clinical Lipidology

Need Particle Data: High triglyceride (tg) is often a marker for high LDL particle number (ldl-p). As tg rise ldl-p rises. However, when tg is high the amount of cholesterol carried by LDL particles goes down. This often results in "normal" LDL cholesterol (ldl-c) and low hdl-c levels despite high (ldl-p). When ldl-p is high cardiovascular risk is high independent of ldl-c, hdl-c, tg levels.

Answered 11/20/2017

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