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Originally Posted by The Mayor  Kimianne,
Here are your ratios which are based on the above numbers you gave:
LDl/HDL ratio: 228 divided by 56= 4.07/1 (Should be <3.0)
TC/HDL ratio: 302 divided by 56= 5.39/1 (Should be <4.0) |
It's strange how the guidelines for the introduction of statin therapy varies so much in the USA to those over here.
The following info is a UK GP's guideline for the onset of Statin therapy.
The following guideline is used by a UK doctor for patients with no other health problems.
The LDL/HDL ratio is the more important ratio than total cholesterol/HDL because LDL is a measure of bad cholesterol and HDL is a measure of good cholesterol. LDL/HDL is therefore an accurate measure of heart disease. The risk levels of different values of LDL/HDL ratios are:
Low Risk: 3.3 - 4.4
Average Risk: 4.4 - 7.1
Moderate Risk: 7.1 - 11.0
High Risk: 11.0
The following people require treatment, irrespective of their baseline lipid measurements:
People with established cardiovascular disease (CVD).
People with a high risk (more than 20%
of developing CVD within 10 years.
Most people with diabetes.
The following people require treatment regardless of risk:
People with a total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio of 6 or more (TC/HDL >= 6).
People with familial hyperlipidaemias.
People with both raised total cholesterol (TC) and raised TG are at greater risk of CHD than are people who just have raised TC.
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