HDL-C

A cholesterol test is a blood test that measures the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides (a type of fat) in your blood. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in your blood and every cell of your body. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods.

A cholesterol test gives you and your health care provider important information about your risk of developing heart disease. If your test shows you have high cholesterol, you can take steps to lower it. This may decrease your risk of developing heart problems in the future.

Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Normal range

Result tiers from clinical guidelines, not a single normal band.

Source	Sex	Age	Range
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory	All	all ages	>40 mg/dL

What moves it

cited guidance. not medical advice

Reduce trans fatty acid intake when high · ESC/EAS 2011 · Strong evidence

Choose low glycemic index foods when high · ESC/EAS 2011 · Moderate evidence

Smoking cessation when low · ESC/EAS 2011 · Moderate evidence

What an abnormal result can be associated with

A high result: Elevated circulating HDL-C concentration
A low result: Decreased circulating HDL-C concentration

Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis: only a clinician can interpret your result in context.

details

Sample: Serum or plasma · LOINC
Part of: Bryan Johnson Blueprint · Lipid panel · Lipid panel with direct LDL
Monitored for: Dyslipidemia · Hypertension
Listed under: Cholesterol · Heart Diseases · How to Prevent Heart Disease
Code: LOINC 2085-9 · mg/dL
Also known as: Cholesterol in HDL, Chol, Choles, Cholest, Cholesterol total

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