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Rates of high total cholesterol in the United States in 2010 are just over 13%, down from 17% in 2000. [89] Average total cholesterol in the United Kingdom is 5.9 mmol/L, while in rural China and Japan, average total cholesterol is 4 mmol/L. [10] Rates of coronary artery disease are high in Great Britain, but low in rural China and Japan. [10]
For example, lowering your LDL cholesterol by 1 millimole per liter (mmol/L) can reduce your risk of major vascular events by about 20 percent — regardless of your initial LDL level.
For example, lowering your LDL cholesterol by 1 millimole per liter (mmol/L) can reduce your risk of major vascular events by about 20 percent — regardless of your initial LDL level.
Cholesterol is tested to determine for "normal" or "desirable" levels if a person has a total cholesterol of 5.2 mmol/L or less (200 mg/dL), an HDL value of more than 1 mmol/L (40 mg/dL, "the higher, the better"), an LDL value of less than 2.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL), and a triglycerides level of less than 1.7 mmol/L (150 mg/dL).
If cholesterol levels get too high, deposits can collect in the walls of the arteries, creating plaque that builds up in blood vessels. This increases the risk of heart problems. [3]
Hyperlipidemia is abnormally high levels of any or all lipids (e.g. fats, triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids) or lipoproteins in the blood. [2] The term hyperlipidemia refers to the laboratory finding itself and is also used as an umbrella term covering any of various acquired or genetic disorders that result in that finding. [3]
HDL cholesterol is “good” cholesterol and high levels of it can lower the risk of heart disease and stroke. Interventional cardiologist and Reveal Vitality founder Dr. Christopher Davis, ...
If TG results are greater than 10 mmol/L, then this needs to be addressed since severe hypertriglceridemia is a risk factor for acute pancreatitis. [2] Another blood level collected to assess dyslipidemia is HDL-C. [6] HDL cholesterol is made up of very little lipids and a high amount of protein. [1] It is beneficial in the body because it ...