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και έχω κάνει bold το reference
The following ratios are the recommended benchmarks for evaluating cardiac risk, based on the combination of numbers in your lipid profile and not on the total cholesterol number alone.
They appear in Protein Power (σσ by Drs Michael & Mary Dan Eades), Chapter 13 "Cholesterol Madness," Section My "Bad" looks good, but my "Good" looks bad:
TTL Chol/HDL = < 4
Divide the number for Total Cholesterol (TTL Chol) by the number for High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). The number that results should be less than 4.0
LDL/HDL = < 3
Divide the number for Light Density Lipoprotein by the number for High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). The number that results should be less than 3.0
An additional recommendation that indicates risk of heart disease is:
Trig/HDL = < 1.8
Divide the number for Triglycerides (Trig) by the number for High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). The number that results should be less than 1.8.
Many doctors and labs (including the ones available to me) no longer send out panic messages based solely on the total cholesterol reading, and now include similar ratio recommendations right on their lab reports. The one I received Friday from Laboratory Alliance of CNY contains the following information printed right after the lipid results:
Under HDL results
Reference Guidelines: Results lower than 40 m/dL are suggestive of increased risk for coronary artery disease. Results > or = to 60 mg/dl are considered a negative risk factor.
