Hypercholesterolemia
Diagnosis

Hypercholesterolemia

Section Title: Diagnosis
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Interpretation of cholesterol levels

cholesterol type	mg/dL	mmol/L	interpretation

total cholesterol	<200	<5.2	desirable

200–239	5.2–6.2	borderline

>240	>6.2	high

LDL cholesterol	<100	<2.6	most desirable

100–129	2.6–3.3	good

130–159	3.4–4.1	borderline high

160–189	4.1–4.9	high and undesirable

>190	>4.9	very high

HDL cholesterol	<40	<1.0	undesirable; risk increased

41–59	1.0–1.5	okay, but not optimal

>60	>1.55	good; risk lowered

Sentence(s)

Hypercholesterolemia classifies total cholesterol of less than 200 mg/dL as “desirable,” 200 to 239 mg/dL as “borderline” and 240 mg/dL or more as “high”.

final_sentence: Hypercholesterolemia classifies total cholesterol of less than 200 mg/dL as “desirable,” 200 to 239 mg/dL as “borderline” and 240 mg/dL or more as “high”.