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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2469845" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>I would agree with others that a total of '3.9' isn't high, or even if you took the LDL on its own, then in my opinion 3.2 isn't high as such (my own LDL is 4.8). But, having said that I wonder why they can't seem to tell you what your trigs are and how high they are. It's not until you have all the numbers and can then at least calculate the ratios that you know whether or not there is an issue or whether the levels are way off the radar. Even then, you have to decide whether this puts you at a risk or not. My LDL as I say above causes the GPs to take an indrawn breath, but my HDL is 2.5 and my trigs are 0.5 so my ratio is overall very good. I would just be a tad careful when comparing your cholesterol with others because yes, this 3.9 may not be high but you currently only have a little of the story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2469845, member: 451727"] I would agree with others that a total of '3.9' isn't high, or even if you took the LDL on its own, then in my opinion 3.2 isn't high as such (my own LDL is 4.8). But, having said that I wonder why they can't seem to tell you what your trigs are and how high they are. It's not until you have all the numbers and can then at least calculate the ratios that you know whether or not there is an issue or whether the levels are way off the radar. Even then, you have to decide whether this puts you at a risk or not. My LDL as I say above causes the GPs to take an indrawn breath, but my HDL is 2.5 and my trigs are 0.5 so my ratio is overall very good. I would just be a tad careful when comparing your cholesterol with others because yes, this 3.9 may not be high but you currently only have a little of the story. [/QUOTE]
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