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Cholesterol?

  • 17-08-2009 5:41pm
    #1
    O.P.H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭


    What is a normal/average cholesterol level? That might be to broad a question so if you know the figures for different gender and age etc that would great, cheers.


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  • #2
    CDfm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,649 ✭✭✭✭CDfm


    5 is normal

    Just tested at 6 and have had to drop the big macs

    Here is a table from Flora

    Total cholesterol no greater than 5
    LDL cholesterol no greater than 3
    HDL cholesterol no greater than 1
    Triglycerides-no greater than 2


  • #3
    YFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Your test report will show your cholesterol levels in milligrams per deciliter of blood (mg/dL). To determine how your cholesterol levels affect your risk of heart disease, your doctor will also take into account other risk factors such as age, family history, smoking and high blood pressure.

    http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=183


  • #4
    OldGoat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,637 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    Getting mine checked tomorrow. I forsee the end of bacon butties and cheese sangwiches.
    I might post the results when I get them and start a Gentlemans Club League Table of Cholesterol Levels

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • #5
    maherro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭maherro


    Dont really know much about this but as Im only 23 should I bother getting tested?


  • #6
    CDfm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,649 ✭✭✭✭CDfm


    maherro wrote: »
    Dont really know much about this but as Im only 23 should I bother getting tested?

    Are you trying to wuss out of this.


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  • #7
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,438 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    maherro wrote: »
    Dont really know much about this but as Im only 23 should I bother getting tested?
    Well I'm only 22 and got tested last year and mine was 6 so yeah I'd advise getting tested. better safe than sorry!! ;)


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