Yes, I’m wondering the same thing on tge linked thread. My cholesterol level was 6 four months ago; just had it retested this morning , so we’ll find out if levels have dropped soon. I’m prediabetic and was told that that number is counted as high , putting my Qrisk (of a cardiac event over the next ten years at about 10%). I think they take a number of different factors into account when calculating it, and apparently a few years ago it wouldn’t have put me into the danger zone but the guidelines have changed. I’d agreed to wait for next week’s results , hoping my levels have sufficiently lowered that I don’t need statins. However, I’ve since found out that both of my brothers are taking them, so suspect it’ll be strongly advised to use them given there may be a familial tendency to high cholesterol. If so, I’ll bow to the inevitable, though hoping to get away with as low a dose as possible. I’d prefer to follow in the footsteps of my super fit Granny, who lived to 102, albeit getting through three pacemakers in the process!
