My LDL-C is 207...but I am more concerned about A1C (5.6) and CRP (.71) and glucose tolerance...inflammation markers. I will get another CIMT in January...it measures actual soft and hard plaque.
207!?!?!
My doc would faint!..................
My LDL is also that high, 200+mg/dL. But my triglycerides are in the double digits (70-78mg/dL) and my HDL is higher than the recommended 50mg/dL. Triglycerides:HDL is usually about 1 (1.00-1.09). However, LDL is always in the 200-210mg/dL. I’ve had all the tests you mentioned. I had a fasting insulin test (26), a high sensitivity CRP, a CAC (54), a CIMT and an NMR cholesterol, a test that measures the number and size of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles in the blood. I have a very high no. of LDL particles. That’s the bad news, but the no. of atherogenic particles is not high. Everything else looks good. So, I’m going to just live calmly with my high LDL, which in older populations, has been shown to be protective against infections.