| Parameter | Q1 | Q2 | Reference Range | | ----------------- | ----- | ----- | --------------- | | Triglycerides | 50 | 58 | 40-250 mg/dL | | LDL-C "bad" | 119 | 117^4 | 0-130 mg/dL | | LDL-P^1 | n/a | 1285^5 | ^2 | | LDL-P^1 small | n/a | 377 ^6 | <= 527 nmol/L | | LDL size^1 | n/a | 21.0^7 | >20.5 nm | | HDL-C "good" | 79 | 76 | 35-65 mg/dL | | HDL-P^1 | n/a | 39.4^8 | >= 30 umol/L | | Cholesterol Total | 208 | 205 | 0-200 mg/dL | | "Cardiac Risk"^3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.0-6.0 | | TG/HDL-C | 0.63 | 0.76 | <2 | 1: NMR particle count, which corrects for size of the cholesterol molecule, an important distinction, since the amount of which size of cholesterol particle (particularly LDL) is what best characterizes risk of cardiovascular issues (https://peterattiamd.com/the-straight-dope-on-cholesterol-part-v/) 2: Low <1000 / Moderate 1000-1299 / Borderline-High 1300-1599 / High 1600-2000 / Very High >2000 3: Cholesterol Total / HDL-C 4: 20th percentile risk of CVD (low better), Framingham study (https://peterattiamd.com/the-straight-dope-on-cholesterol-part-vi/) 5: 35th percentile risk of CVD (low better), MESA study (https://peterattiamd.com/the-straight-dope-on-cholesterol-part-vi/) 6: 35th percentile risk of CVD (low better), source: the lab sheet's interpretive info 7: constitutes "large" or "Pattern A" LDL size, for lower risk of CVD (those particles are less atherogenic) 8: 15th percentile risk of CVD (low better), source: the lab sheet's interpretive info No concerns here; glad to see some consistency (first was nonfasting, second was fasting). @Aragorn