Hi all!The cholesterol test results are: Total cholesterol= 2.59, HDL=0.64 , TC:HDL ratio= 4.05 I dont understand what really this means ,where is the LDL here? Are this very bad results? He take aspirin,bisoprolol,spironolactone,ticagrelor and atorvastatin after HA and he has now a good diet with lots of vegetables and fruits. Please if someone could explain me
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Hi Alexa. These are really good results. The ratio of good cholesterol (HDL) to total cholesterol is now used as a better indicator than amount of bad cholesterol (LDL). 2.59 Total is really good. A ratio of less than 5 is good and ideally 3.5. So 4.05 is good too. Hope that helps.
But the total cholesterol witch is 2.59 is the same think with LDL? Cause i read that the total cholesterol means a total with hdl and ldl and triglicerids...why is nowhere the LDL? I understand that 2.59 is too low..thanks for replay and for your time
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Your HDL is slightly low. My cardiologist told me ideally over 1.0 (mine is 0.97). You an increase this by eating more oily fish. Exercise, being a healthy weight and not smoking all help. Some reports suggest that limiting total carbs to around 120gm per day of complex carbs is also beneficial.