What is the limit of HDL?
What are optimal levels of HDL cholesterol?
| At risk | Desirable | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Less than 40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L) | 60 mg/dL (1.6 mmol/L) or above |
| Women | Less than 50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L) | 60 mg/dL (1.6 mmol/L) or above |
Is a 2.5 Chol HDL ratio good?
Cholesterol : HDL Ratio A ratio lower than 4.5 is good, but 2 or 3 is best. You can calculate your cholesterol to HDL ratio by dividing total cholesterol by HDL.
What is the upper limit for HDL?
What are optimal HDL levels?
| HDL level | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 40 mg/dL or higher | 50 mg/dL or higher |
| High | 60 mg/dL or higher | 60 mg/dL or higher |
| Low | less than 40 mg/dL | less than 50 mg/dL |
What is a good non HDL number?
So it contains all the “bad” types of cholesterol. An optimal level of non- HDL cholesterol is less than 130 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), or 3.37 millimoles per liter (mmol/L). Higher numbers mean a higher risk of heart disease.
Is too much HDL bad?
Very high blood levels of HDL cholesterol may actually be bad for you. The research linked it to a higher risk for heart attack, and even death, among patients who already had heart problems or who faced a higher risk of developing heart disease.
What does a cholesterol ratio of 2.2 mean?
Your cholesterol ratio is calculated by dividing your total cholesterol by your HDL number. For instance, if your total cholesterol is 180 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood and your HDL is 82 mg/dL, your cholesterol ratio is 2.2.
Is 2.4 HDL cholesterol good?
Your HDL cholesterol (‘good’ cholesterol) helps clear the cholesterol out of your arteries, while your LDL cholesterol (‘bad’ cholesterol) can clog them up. Your HDL cholesterol should ideally be high, around 1.4mmol/L, but our specialists believe that HDL levels higher than this might not give you any extra benefit.
Is LDL 136 bad?
LDL cholesterol levels should be less than 100 mg/dL. Levels of 100 to 129 mg/dL are acceptable for people with no health issues but may be of more concern for those with heart disease or heart disease risk factors. A reading of 130 to 159 mg/dL is borderline high and 160 to 189 mg/dL is high.
What happens if HDL is too high?