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Medical Disclaimer: This tool provides general educational estimates. Always consult your prescribing physician or healthcare provider before making medication changes or interpreting results from population-based models.
Frequently Asked Questions
Total/HDL is most widely used. Non-HDL is increasingly favored by cardiologists.
Total/HDL above 6.0 is high risk. LDL/HDL above 3.5 (men) or 3.0 (women) is elevated.
Yes. Exercise raises HDL, reducing saturated fat lowers LDL, limiting sugar lowers triglycerides.
Proxy for insulin resistance and small dense LDL. Above 3.0 suggests metabolic dysfunction.
Methodology
Computes Total/HDL, LDL/HDL, Non-HDL, and TG/HDL ratios. Thresholds from AHA/ACC 2018 and ATP III guidelines.
Cholesterol ratios assess cardiovascular risk. Total/HDL below 3.5 is optimal, below 5.0 is desirable. LDL/HDL below 2.0 is optimal. Non-HDL (total minus HDL) captures all atherogenic lipoproteins. TG/HDL is a proxy for insulin resistance; below 2.0 is optimal.
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