average cholesterol for a woman
The average, or normal, good cholesterol in men is 42 to 44 mg/dL at all ages; while the average good cholesterol in women is 53 mg/dL before age 30, 57 mg/dL at ages 30 to 39, 58 mg/dL at ages 40 to 49, 60 mg/dL at ages 50 to 59 and 62 mg/dL above 60.otal cholesterol measurements in women become a major heart-disease risk factor after menopause because their average total cholesterol leaps from 194 mg/dL when they're 40 to 49 years old to 219 mg/dL when they're 50 to 59.