Lipid Profile Values

3.2.5

The following appendix offers information regarding desirable and undesirable lipid profile values.

Lipid Profile

Cholesterol Lipid Panel Results: Image Permission Acquired by email through Nate Wise BYU-Idaho Dec 2013

HDL	HDL- Category
60 and above	High; Optimal; associated with lower risk
Less than 40 in men and less than 50 in women	Low; considered a risk factor for heart disease

Non-HDL	Non-HDL Category
Non-HDL is a reading that includes the cholesterol content of all the lipoproteins that are not part of the HDL classification. LDLs are the most common lipoprotein to examine for heart disease risk, but there are other lipoproteins that can contribute to atherosclerosis. These are sometimes called Very Low-Density Lipoproteins (VLDL) and Intermediate Density Lipoprotein (IDL). The general category of all Non-HDL lipoproteins can be combined with the readings from the LDL category to validate concerns for heart risk profiles.
Less than 130	Optimal
129-159	Slightly above Optimal
160-190	High
Above 190	Very High

TC/ HDL	Category
Total Cholesterol to HDL ratio (TC /HDL) is a number that reflects how many HDL lipoproteins we have relative to our total cholesterol. A person with a lower HDL value may see that his/her total cholesterol is also low. In this case, a person with a lower HDL value may have a TC/HDL ratio that is fine. This value taken with the other values in the lipid profile help a health care professional get a better idea of the actual heart disease risk.
Below 3.5	Optimal
3.6 to 5.0	Borderline High to High
Above 5.0	High to Very High

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