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Cholesterol calculation query when I don't have trigs or actual LDL value

Rokaab

Rokaab

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So there have been numerous threads where cholesterol has been mentioned and as far as I can tell you need to know the HDL, LDL and trigs to work out the relevant number, however looking at my results on the website my doctors uses I think I've only found HDL, non-high DL (rather than low), a ratio and a total, so was hoping someone could tell me if trigs or actual LDL are needed, can I work stuff out from using the non-HDL instead?

Noting that what they told me last time was that my cholesterol was 3.2 so they are happy with it, so I'm just asking out of pure curiosity.

The list of results I have (from the last tests I had)
Serum HDL cholesterol level = 1.69 - this looks like the HDL value
Serum non high density lipoprotein cholesterol level = 1.5 - I think this is non-HDL
Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio = 1.9 - this looks like total/HDL (3.2/1.69)
Serum cholesterol = 3.2 - this just looks like they added HDL to Non-HDL
 
The non-HDL amount is the total minus the HDL. (which basically is the LDL + Trigs)

The total is made up of LDL + HDL + 46% of the trigs. (UK measurements)

Non-HDL range is under 3.4

The total/HDL ratio should be under 5.

The trigs/HDL ratio should be under 0.87.

Some of your results are a bit low - may I ask if you are on statins?
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Some of your results are a bit low - may I ask if you are on statins?
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Nope, never had any statins - I think my total cholesterol has always been quite low (the doctors never seem to appreciate my 'I must need more bacon then' assertation:))
3.2 is the highest 'Total' in the last 6 years.
For Total/HDL was 1.79-2.24 (2013-2016)
HDL has been 1.5-1.69 in the last 6 years
Non-HDL was 1.5 for the last two tests
 
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Rokaab said:
Nope, never had any statins - I think my total cholesterol has always been quite low (the doctors never seem to appreciate my 'I must need more bacon then' assertation:))
3.2 is the highest 'Total' in the last 6 years.
For Total/HDL was 1.79-2.24 (2013-2016)
HDL has been 1.5-1.69 in the last 6 years
Non-HDL was 1.5 for the last two tests
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Presumably the way your body wants to work. Definitely more bacon!
 
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