Cholesterol readings - good, bad, ?

1. Metty 28 June 2012 at 21:52PM
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   The wife did a fasting blood test a few weeks ago and after some persuasion, the GP let her have some numbers. These were handed to her in a folded bit of paper with no explanation whatsoever so she is a little grumpy at the lack of customer service.

   Anyway, it says

   total cholesterol 5.9

   ratio cholesterol/HDL 3.5

   HDL 1.7

   Triglycerides 0.5mol/l (?)

   If there's anyone out there who can reasonably interpret these, anything would be better than the GP, who I can only assume is not bothered.

   thanks

   Metty

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2. Emis Moderator 29 June 2012 at 09:38AM

   Hi Metty,

   These are explained here http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Hyperlipidaemia.htm

   Alan

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