Athens Women's Clinic, LLP

Athens Women's Clinic, LLP

Looking at Your Lipids

Your Test Definition Recommended Range

Results

________ Total Cholesterol Soft, waxy, fat-like substance used by the body for normal Desirable ……….Below 200mg/dl

functions, such as manufacturing cell walls, hormones, and Borderline………200 to 240 mg/dl

Vitamin D. The problem occurs when you have too much High…………….Above 240 mg/dl

of it in your body.

________ HDL Cholesterol High Density Lipoproteins (HDL’s) are packages which Desirable……….Above 45 mg/dl.

travel through the bloodstream and contains a small amount Borderline………34 - 45 mg/dl

of cholesterol. HDL carries cholesterol in the blood from Undesirable…….Below 35 mg/dl

other parts of the body back to the liver to be removed from

the body. Low levels of HDL’s are associated with an Average for women (pre-menopause)

increased risk of coronary heart disease. 50 – 60 mg/dl

________ TC/HDL Ratio Total cholesterol divided by HDL cholesterol. Used as an TC/HDL Ratio Male Female

indicator for the risk of coronary heart disease. Low Risk (or lower) 3.4 3.3

Average 5.0 4.4

High Risk 9.6 7.1

________ LDL Cholesterol Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL’s) are packages which Desirable……….Below 130 mg/dl

“Lousy” Cholesterol travel through the bloodstream and contains the largest Borderline………130 – 160 mg/dl

amount of cholesterol. LDL deposits cholesterol in the Undesirable…….Above 160 mg/dl

artery walls. High levels are associated with an increased

risk of coronary heart disease.

________ Triglycerides Fat carried through the blood stream and changed to energy. Desirable……….Below 200 mg/dl

Excess triglycerides become stored as body fat. Borderline………200 – 400 mg/dl

Undesirable…….Above 400 mg/dl

________ Glucose Glucose is the simplest form of carbohydrate used for Desirable………..

energy in the body. Blood glucose levels that are either Fasting…...60 – 110 mg/dl

very high or very low can lead to serious medical emergencies. Random….60 – 140 mg/dl

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