Re: Cardiovascular event risk in relation to dietary fat intake in middle-aged individuals: data from The Malmo Diet and Cancer Study.

x-no-archive: yes

MarilynMann wrote:

Here are some of her lab results:

LDL 246
HDL 71
VLDL 28
TC 346
Triglycerides 112
Lp(a) 25 mg/dL
Real-LDL size pattern: large buoyant LDL
Remnant lipoproteins 35 mg/dL
HDL-2 24 mg/dL
HDL-3 47 mg/dL
VLDL-3 15 mg/dL
Total ApoB100 Calc 168 mg/dL
Apo A1 184 mg/dL
Apo B 150 mg/dL
Apo B/A1 ratio 0.92
Cardio Crp <0.2


What part of this caused you to believe that she needed treatment with a statin?

Her high HDL and low TGLs put her at very low CVD risk categorization and are a marker for her large, undamaging type LDL.

Susan
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: First lipids since diagnosis
    ... T cholesterol: 156 mg/dl ... HDL: 67 mg/dl ... Trigs: 75 mg/dl ... I also got a jump in cholesterol, or more accurately, LDL. ...
    (alt.support.diabetes)
  • Re: Are They Fibbing ?
    ... reducing your LDL - but not your trigs. ... lowered the desired cholesterol to be under 175. ... HDL over forty and ldl ... mg/dL for women) puts you at higher risk for heart disease. ...
    (alt.support.diabetes)
  • Re: First lipids since diagnosis
    ... T cholesterol: 156 mg/dl ... HDL: 67 mg/dl ... Trigs: 75 mg/dl ... I also got a jump in cholesterol, or more accurately, LDL. ...
    (alt.support.diabetes)
  • Re: First lipids since diagnosis
    ... T cholesterol: 156 mg/dl ... HDL: 67 mg/dl ... Trigs: 75 mg/dl ... I also got a jump in cholesterol, or more accurately, LDL. ...
    (alt.support.diabetes)
  • Re: doc wants me on Zocor
    ... LDL cholesterol should be below 100 mg/dL. ... LDL had a similar pattern but my trigs were lower & my HDL higher. ...
    (alt.support.diabetes)