also known as "good cholesterol." Healthcare providers usually consider a normal ratio to be below 5:1. A very good ratio would be 3.5:1 or lower.1
A total of 623 overweight (body mass index [BMI] > 25 kg/m2), and 2559 obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) women were divided into four groups according to their BMI and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR): simple overweight (BMI 25-30 kg/m2 and WHR < 0.8, n = 371), abdominal adiposity (BMI 25...
Plasma concentrations of cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and levonorgestrel were determined in two groups of women using levonorgestrel-releasing subdermal implants. One group used six capsules (NORPLANT R) ; the other six covered rods. Plasma concentrations of levonorgestrel among NORPLANT R users averaged...
HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in women show a transient decrease upon beginning a weight loss program This decrease has been of concern because it appeared to elevate coronary heart disease (CHD) risk during the short term. In a recent study we examined changes in serum lipids over time dur...
Keeping your cholesterol levels in the normal range is important in the prevention of heart disease. If you've recently had a cholesterol screening and your levels are high there are many lifestyle changes you can make to get them in a healthier range. ...
L 006 HDL-Cholesterol (HDL-C) Plasma Concentration in no- Diabetic Women with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Submitted to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) and/or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) and Clinic Treatment. Is There Difference?
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether HDL-C level in pregnant Chinese Han women of late second trimester correlated with loci in high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C)-related genes found in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). METHODS: Seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (rs3764261 in CETP ...
A two year randomized exercise trial in older women: effects on HDL-cholesterol Most of the research on the level of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and physical activity (PA) has been cross-sectional and thus self-selecti... Jane A. Cauley and Andrea M. Kriska and Ronald E...
What are the normal cholesterol levels for men and women? A cholesterol test generally determines 4 distinct numbers: Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides. Cholesterol being fat, it is not soluble in water. So it cannot circulate freely in the blood. But, the fact is that nature ...
Elevated levels 60 mg/dL) of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol have been felt to be protective for cardiovascular disease in women. While cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, this is underrecognized, and women's symptoms are often atypical, leading to und...