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What Should Be The LDL And HDL Cholesterol Ratio?

Is the total cholesetrol count a more serious parameter for an cardiac problem or is it the ratio between the bad cholesterol (LDL) and the good cholesterol (HDL).My total cholesterol is 241 and I am very worried about this.
posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2009
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Both the parameters are key. It is not only about LDL and HDL ratio but also the total cholesterol count (the absolute value). If this is over 200, it is a serious matter irrespective of however healthy and normal your LDL to HDL ratio is.
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am a woman of 45 years of age. my total cholestrol is 217. hdl is 48.0 mgs/dl

LDL IS 147.0MGS

VLDL IS 22.0 MGS

TRIGLYCERIDES IS 110.0 MGS

IS THIS O.K.?
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What Should Be The LDL And HDL Cholesterol Ratio?

Both the parameters are key. It is not only about LDL and HDL ratio but also the total cholesterol count (the absolute value). If this is over 200, it is a serious matter irrespective of however healthy and normal your LDL to HDL ratio is.