A good value for total cholesterol is upto 200 mg/dl, for HDL(high density lipoprotein) it should > 40 mg/dl, LDL cholesterol upto 100 mg/dl, Triglycerides upto 150 mg/dl, Very low density lipoproteins upto 30 mg/dl.
The only difference between normal range for men and women in the lipid profile is in HDL cholesterol where the recommended range for women is > 50 mg/dl
These normal ranges are only applicable to adult men and women.