what is normal level of cholesterol
These measures are: LDL, HDL, total cholesterol and cholesterol ratios. Before finding out your cholesterol levels, you need to have a blood test. After your blood test do not get too much alarmed if your total cholesterol level is higher than normal.You must understand the correlation of total cholesterol, LDL and HDL to the cholesterol ratio, which is explained below.ll the numbers and measures below are expressed in mg/dL. 1. Total Cholesterol Levels. 1  Total normal levels of cholesterol should be under 200. 2  200 to 239 is borderline high; and 240 and higher is considered high.