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HDL Cholesterol
Cholesterol carried within HDL particles; useful as part of the overall lipid profile, but not a direct measure of HDL function or cardiovascular protection.
What is measured?
The level, concentration or activity of this biomarker measured in the relevant blood sample.
What the result represents?
Aden's range
What a raised or a low result can indicate
How Aden reads it as part of a system?
Aden reads this result alongside ApoB, LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, Lp(a) and your previous measurements. It is treated as one part of the wider cardiovascular picture, not as a diagnosis on its own.
What changes between tests?
Which related markers give it context?
ApoB, LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, Lp(a)
How to get this tested?
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