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Table 4 American Heart Association classification for cholesterol, HDL, and triglycerides[28, 29]

From: Extending and encoding existing biological terminologies and datasets for use in the reasoned semantic web

 

Level (mg/dl)

Level (mmol/L)

Interpretation

Cholesterol

<200

<5

Desirable level corresponding to lower risk

200-240

5.2-6.2

Borderline high risk

>240

>6.2

High risk

HDL

<40 for men, <50 for women

<1.03

Low HDL cholesterol, heightened risk

40-59

1.03-1.55

Medium HDL level

>60

>1.55

High HDL level, optimal condition

Triglyceride

<150

<1.69

Normal Range: low risk

150-199

1.70-2.25

Borderline high

200-499

2.26-5.65

High

 

>500

>5.65

Very high: high risk