Your 25 year old patient returns with his blood test results. TC=195 mg/dl, HDL= 42 mg/dl, LDL- 156 mg/dl and TG= 98 mg/
Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 8:33 pm
Your 25 year old patient returns with his blood test results. TC=195 mg/dl, HDL= 42 mg/dl, LDL- 156 mg/dl and TG= 98 mg/dl. According to these values, you calculate their TC/HDL ratio= 4.6 and their LDL/HDL risk ratio- 3.7. He is wondering what his TC/HDL ratio means for his health. Your answer Your total cholesterol to HDL ratio suggests that you have about an average risk of cardiovascular disease Your total cholesterol to HDL ratio suggests that you have about half the average risk of cardiovascular disease "Your total cholesterol to HDL ratio suggests that you have about double the average risk of cardiovascular Your total cholesterol to HDL ratio suggests that you have no risk of cardiovascular disease