Triglyceride

A triglycerides test is a blood test that measures the amount of a fat in your blood called triglycerides. High blood triglyceride levels may increase your risk for heart disease and stroke. A triglycerides test can help you decide if you need to take action to lower your risk.

A triglycerides test is used to understand your risk for heart disease, stroke, and other conditions that involve your arteries, such as peripheral arterial disease. The test is also used to help monitor heart conditions and treatments to lower your risk of heart disease.

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	<149 mg/dL
LabCorp Test Directory	All	all ages	<150 mg/dL
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog)	All	2 y – 9 y	>100 mg/dL
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog)	All	10 y – 17 y	>130 mg/dL
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog)	All	18 y+	>500 mg/dL

What moves it

cited guidance. not medical advice

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation when high · ESC/EAS 2011 · Strong evidence

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

Reduce simple sugar intake when high · ESC/EAS 2011 · Moderate evidence

Reduce total fat in severe hypertriglyceridemia when high · ESC/EAS 2011 · Moderate evidence

Regular fish consumption when high · ESC/EAS 2011 · Moderate evidence

Replace sugar-sweetened beverages and minimize added sugar when high · ADA 2025 · Moderate evidence

Omega 3 fatty acids — address deficiency when low · National Institutes of Health - Office of Dietary Supplements

What an abnormal result can be associated with

A high result: Hypertriglyceridemia
A low result: Hypotriglyceridemia

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
Collection: Serum gel tube · 0.5 mL · Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog)
Part of: Bryan Johnson Blueprint · Lipid panel · Lipid panel with direct LDL
Monitored for: Dyslipidemia
Listed under: Triglycerides
Code: LOINC 2571-8 · mg/dL
Also known as: Trig, Trigly, Triglycerides, Triglycrides, Tg

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