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Originally Posted by TLO
Bump for HJ
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Certain things are genetic, and you can't really control them. You can get more testing done like coronary artery calcium scores and you can talk to your PCP about Apo B tests, but it sounds like you're doing most of what you should be.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/healt...protein-b-test
The formula for calculating LDL is as follows
LDL cholesterol = total cholesterol - HDL - (triglycerides / 5)
So, if you have a cholesterol level of 200 and an HDL of 50, your LDL would be
200-50-(370/5)=76 which is really damned good.
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