Hdl cholesterol is the well behaved good cholesterol this friendly scavenger cruises the bloodstream.
Standard hdl levels.
Less than 200 but the lower the better ideal is 60 or higher.
The test for high density lipoprotein cholesterol hdl c is used as part of a lipid panel to screen for unhealthy levels of lipids and to determine your risk of developing heart disease and help make decisions about what treatment to use if you have borderline risk intermediate risk or high risk.
Total cholesterol hdl cholesterol ldl cholesterol triglycerides.
40 or higher for men and 50 or higher for women is acceptable.
Less than 150 mg dl is considered normal while 200 to 499 mg dl is considered high.
Typical triglyceride levels are associated with the following risk for heart disease.