LOW TOTAL CHOLESTEROL TEST RESULT. What does low total cholesterol test level mean?

Lower limit of normal total cholesterol test is 3.0mmol/L (or 120mg/dl).

A total cholesterol is used to assess risk for heart disease. It should not be the only indicator, because individual components make total cholesterol reading: LDL, HDL, and VLDL.

Although the risks of low total cholesterol are rare, low levels of LDL cholesterol may increase risk of cancer, depression, anxiety and preterm birth or low birth weight of a child.

Lower limit:
| Upper limit:
Unit:
Diagnose:
3.0   -
6.5
mmol/L
normal
120   -
250
mg/dl
normal


HIGH TOTAL CHOLESTEROL TEST RESULT

Total cholesterol values and definitions

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