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Lipid Profile
Lipid Profile - Normal Values
| Test |
Normal Values |
| Serum Cholesterol |
American Heart Association recommendation |
Normal upto 200 mgs/dl |
| Borderline |
Upto 239 mgs/dl |
| Elevated if > 240 mgs/ dl. on repeated values |
| Serum Triglycerides |
<180 mgs/dl. normal. Values vary depending on diet, alcohol, metabolic state, exercise etc. Elevation of values to be considered only if repeated values are high. |
| HDL Cholesterol |
30-60 mgs/dl |
| LDL Cholesterol |
100-190 mgs/dl |
Borderline |
| >190 mgs/dl |
Risk |
| Formula for calculating LDL Cholesterol is INVALID if TGL> 400 mgs/dl |
| Total/HDL ratio |
<4 |
Normal |
| 4-6 |
Low Risk |
| > 6 |
High Risk |
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