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Eight of ten where we look for them.
Ranges shown for male, age 38.
An inherited variant of a cholesterol-carrying particle, set by your genes and stable for life.
Source: HEART UK 2019 consensus statement
Above the range we look for. Worth a conversation with your GP.
Next:Take this result to your GP.
HEART UK sets its moderate band from 90 nmol/L. This one is inherited, so it is worth telling your GP, and worth mentioning that it runs in families.
A protein the liver releases when something is inflamed, measured on an assay sensitive enough to pick up the low background level.
Source: AHA and CDC 2003 scientific statement
Above the range we look for. Inside the lab range.
Next:Nothing needs doing today unless you have symptoms, in which case it is worth discussing with your GP. Your retest in twelve weeks shows whether it moves.
Lab range under 42 mmol/molWe look for 31 to 38 mmol/molSelvin 2010 ARIC cohort, with NICE NG28 and WHO for the reference
Where we look for it.
Lab range under 5 mmol/LWe look for under 5 mmol/LNHS and HEART UK healthy level
Where we look for it.
Lab range over 1 mmol/LWe look for 1 to 2.4 mmol/LMadsen 2017 Copenhagen cohorts with the NHS low-HDL threshold
Where we look for it.
Lab range under 3 mmol/LWe look for under 3 mmol/LESC/EAS 2019 dyslipidaemia guideline, low-risk goal
Where we look for it.
Lab range under 2.3 mmol/LWe look for under 2 mmol/LEAS and EFLM non-fasting lipid consensus
Where we look for it.
Lab range under 4 mmol/LWe look for under 3.4 mmol/LESC/EAS 2019 dyslipidaemia guideline, moderate-risk goal
Where we look for it.
Lab range under 6 ratioConvention under 4 ratio, not a guidelineHEART UK convention; the ratio is the lipid input to QRISK3
A convention rather than a guideline figure, and it improves with a rise in HDL that carries no proven benefit. Stated in prose, never drawn as a band.
Inside the lab reference range.
Lab range 0.6 to 1.5 g/LWe look for under 1 g/LESC/EAS 2019 dyslipidaemia guideline, moderate-risk goal
Where we look for it.
Next:For the markers above: nothing needs doing today. Your retest in twelve weeks shows whether they move.
This is your lab result and general information about each marker. It is not a diagnosis and it is not medical advice. One blood test is a snapshot of one day. If a result worries you, or you have symptoms, speak to your GP.
Reference ranges in this example come from static demonstration data and published UK reference intervals. Your own laboratory’s ranges may differ. This sample cannot interpret a result from another test.
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