In the 'Lab Values - Chemistries' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about your total cholesterol level:
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Cholesterol, Total. What is your total cholesterol level? Unit: mg/dL [mmol/L]
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Your answer |
...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"Don't know" |
Unknown total cholesterol level |
A risk factor |
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"Under 150 [3.89]" |
Low total cholesterol level |
A risk factor |
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"150 to 200 [3.89-5.19] (normal)" |
Normal total cholesterol level |
A risk factor |
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"201 to 240 [5.20-6.22] (mildly elevated)" |
Increased total cholesterol level |
A risk factor |
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"Over 240 [6.22] (elevated)" |
High total cholesterol level |
A risk factor |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Cholesterol
A waxy, fat-like substance manufactured in the liver and found in all tissues, it facilitates the transport and absorption of fatty acids. In foods, only animal products contain cholesterol. An excess of cholesterol in the bloodstream can contribute to the development of atherosclerosis.
Deciliter (dL)
0.1 or one tenth of a liter.
Milligram (mg, Milligrams)
0.001 or a thousandth of a gram.
mol (mmol, nmol, pmol, umol)
Mole. The amount of a substance that contains as many atoms, molecules, ions, or other elementary units as the number of atoms in 0.012 kilograms of carbon 12. The number is 6.0225 × 10^23, or Avogadro's number. Also called gram molecule.
mmol: millimole: 0.001 or one thousandth of a mole.
umol: micromole: 0.000001 or one millionth of a mole.
nmol: nanomole: 0.000000001 or one billionth of a mole.
pmol: picomole: 0.000000000001 or one trillionth of a mole.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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