Lab results show: ldl/hdl ratio of 2.53 with reference less than 3.56 non-hdl cholesterol 168 less than 130 mg/dl ldl cholesterol 144 less than 100 mg/dl vldl, calculated 24 reference 7-32 mg/dl what is non-hdl as opposed to hdl? statin time?

Non hdl cholesterol: Simply put, non hdl cholesteroLIs what's left after you subtract your hdl from the total cholesterol which leaves all the bad types of cholesterol. Some clinicians feel that if your total cholesterol is no more than 4 times your hdl, your ok, but the hawks emphasize the LDL At age 75, do you have risk factors(smoking, had family history, prior stroke or heart attack,etc)? If not emphasize diet 1st