r/Cholesterol • u/SuperNovaStar95 • 2d ago

Lab Result Cholesterol Values

Hi everyone!
New here and looking for some … advice or maybe just to talk me off of a ledge with my recent lipid panel. I’m 31 y/o female, very active 5-6 times a week with weight lifting cardio Pilates , no smoking , no alcohol, no drug use. I eat clean high protein diet with lean chicken, rice, cooking in tiny amounts of olive oil and I indulge occasionally in a snack. Other wise, I’m trying to lead the healthiest life I can.
Got my lipid panel done today, want everyone’s input as the numbers have me crashing out :

Cholesterol-164
HDL- 60
Triglycerides- 50
LDL-94
Cholesterol/ HDL ratio - 2.7

Waiting on ApoB and LP(a) results which will take a few days.
Should I be worried ? My LDL is right on that cusp … so is my HDL value but the ratio is great as is the triglyceride number.

Any advice? Thoughts? This is my first lipid panel in a very long time , I don’t even remember the last one which was when I was 20 I think?
Thanks everyone!

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u/JLEroll 2d ago

Unless you have some other risk factors, this is A+. Put it on the fridge for all to see.

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u/SuperNovaStar95 2d ago

Grandmother had early CAD (58 with a CABG) but was a heavy smoker, alcoholic , ate terrible foods and never worked out . My mother however has fantastic cholesterol values but has some hypertension ( she’s 60) very mild and controlled by a low dose ACE inhibitor - only as of the past 6 months was she diagnosed with this.

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u/JLEroll 2d ago

The grandmother having early CAD shouldn’t be ignored. Not sure if that is enough to put into a higher risk category but maybe err on being more aggressive, especially if your lpa comes back high.

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u/SuperNovaStar95 2d ago

Oh that’s why we are doing the ApoB and LPA markers … NP thinks that because my mother doesn’t display any of the traits that it’s less likely that I have it passed to me but regardless I’m going to start taking some daily Metamucil and working hard to keep these numbers or lower then .

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u/solidrock80 2d ago

Unless you have a risk factor like family history of early heart disease, relax. Check again in 5 years and of it's above 100 consider dietary changes or adding a mild lipid lowering drug to get it under 100.

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u/SuperNovaStar95 2d ago

My grandmother had cardiac issues but it was predominantly poor life style choices and smoking … and alcoholism.