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I have an ldl 131 mg/dl, hdl 54 mg/dl and trig 115 mg/dl. i eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, exercise, don't smoke/drink and have a bmi of 21. ?

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Dr. William Cromwell answered

Specializes in Clinical Lipidology

Depends on Particles: Despite your results, cardiovascular (cvd) risk is related to the number of LDL and HDL particles (ldl-p, hdl-p). Ldl can be estimated by cholesterol (ldl-c) or measured by particle number (ldl-p). Ldl-c and ldl-p do not equally predict cardiovascular risk. When ldl-c and ldl-p values disagree (due to cholesterol variability per particle) cvd risk tracks with LDL particle number, not ldl-c values.

Answered 6/23/2017

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Sounds good.: It sounds like you're doing it all right, and your numbers seem to reflect that. Keep up the good work. Start young and build a healthy future.

Answered 9/5/2014

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