I thought LDL and overall was not a good indicator, and the ratio was a better indicator, but hommocysteine was the best.
YESSSS! RATIO is far more important.
My HDL is low but so is my LDL.
Will be 83 year old next month, no heart issues in spite of blood pressure 135/85 usually.
Heart issues are pretty rare if one exercises 150 minutes every week. Unless of course one is smoker, fat and have very high blood pressure.
I have an odd situation. My heart calcium score is 2, but my LDL cholesterol is high, despite exercise (was an active fitness instruction until a year ago), and a decent (not perfect diet). The score was 0 three years ago, but I am 67 and my doctor said that it’s expected to go up a little as I age. She also said not to worry about the LDL rating because the calcium score was so low and I am not overweight. LDL problem is probably heriditary. Nothing I can do about it.
lowest LDL-C group had a higher risk of all-cause mortality
Association between low density lipoprotein cholesterol and all-cause mortality: results from the NHANES 1999–2014
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-01738-w