Is total cholesterol simply ldl + hdl ?

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Is total cholesterol simply ldl + hdl ?

2007-08-06 13:19:20 · 2 answers · asked by Pipply 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases

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The system my doctors use adds in 20% of triglycerides, in addition to LDL and HDL.

LDL = 61
HDL = 46
Tri-G = 55, 20% of 55 = 11

Total = 61 + 46 + 11 = 118

2007-08-06 14:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by Laurence W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

no total cholesterol is just in itself cholesterol. HDL and LDL are lipoproteins (high density and low density) and are not your cholesterol, but rather a part of your lipid profile. they are counted seperately

2007-08-06 13:24:27 · answer #2 · answered by greenmay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋