cholesterol--what would be a high reading for a person in their sixties? Is it d!
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Cholesterol Goals
Total Cholesterol Goals
LDL Goals
HDL Goals
Triglyceride Goals
Less than 200 mg/dL is desirable.
Between 200 and 239 is borderline.
Over 240 is very high.
Below 100 mg/dl is optimal for everyone. Should be the goal for people with existing heart disease or diabetes or who have multiple heart risk factors sufficient to make their long-term survival rates equal to having heart disease.
130 mg/dl or below for people with two or more risk factors.
160 mg/dl or less for people with one or zero risk factors.
Anything over 160 is high with levels over 190 being very high.
Over 60 mg/dL is optimal.
Below 40 mg/dL is too low.
Below 150 mg/dL is normal.
150-199 is borderline high.
200-499 is high.
Over 500 is very high.
*Risk factors for heart disease include a family history of early heart problems before age 55 for men, before age 65 for women), smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, being older (over 45 for men and 55 for women), and having HDL levels below 35 mg/dl. People with two or more of these risk factors may have a ten-year risk of heart attack that exceeds 20%, and may therefore need to aim for LDL levels of 100 mg/dL or below.
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Now before I say anything let me state, I am not a pro or a health provider, I can only speak from experience through family, now the way it works depends on how the persons' health is from the beginning, it depends on their weight, the way the eat, and excise, if there are other health problems it will effect the cholesterol, sample a 60 yr-old male average height & wieght count will be lower than may be an 40 yr-old male of adverge hieght but over weight, I do think it may be different reading between males/females. I hope this helps in some way, if not you can go line and ask some type of health provider by putting in something like: Askhealthquestions.com: that is how I get started in the right direction when I am trying to find anything on the computer..Good Luck
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From taking care of an older relative.
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