interpreting numbers SUSIE

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Hi Susie, I went looking to see if I could find a

chart/comparison of USA versus Ozzy numbers.

I do NOT under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES to what this

chart tells.

I have it here solely as a show and tell J

 

 

My numbers are:

3 months ago

Cholesterol

9.6 7.9 NOW

so still very high in Ozzy terms but lower than they were

Triglycerides 3.8 2.9 NOW High but

lower than they were

LDL 6.6 5.6

NOW High but lower than they were

HDL 7.4 7.9

NOW Climbing

 

There

is something about ratio? HDL/LDL anyone care to work out this for

me please? You are so talented.

 

So

all in all there have been changes all around in the past three months due to

these spices I believe.

My

ESR is still elevated but not exceedingly so. It seems an elevation can be

indicative of inflammation. (grin) I guess I could have saved them the problem

of the blood test and told them I have inflammation, that’s why my Chol

is elevated! But they have been checking for RA and Lupus amongst other things.

 

Just

curious as to why the ESR did not lower when the chol numbers are lowering?

Suppose time will tell.

 

 

Clare in Tassie

 

 

 

 

Total

cholesterol

(U.S. and some other countries)

 

 

Total

cholesterol*

(Canada and most of Europe)

 

 

 

 

 

Below

200 mg/dL

 

 

Below

5.2 mmol/L

 

 

Desirable

 

 

 

 

200-239

mg/dL

 

 

5.2-6.2

mmol/L

 

 

Borderline

high

 

 

 

 

240

mg/dL and above

 

 

Above

6.2 mmol/L

 

 

High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LDL

cholesterol

(U.S. and some other countries)

 

 

LDL

cholesterol*

(Canada and most of Europe)

 

 

 

 

 

Below

70 mg/dL

 

 

Below

1.8 mmol/L

 

 

Optimal

for people at very high risk of heart disease

 

 

 

 

Below

100 mg/dL

 

 

Below

2.6 mmol/L

 

 

Optimal

for people at risk of heart disease

 

 

 

 

100-129

mg/dL

 

 

2.6-3.3

mmol/L

 

 

Near

optimal

 

 

 

 

130-159

mg/dL

 

 

3.4-4.1

mmol/L

 

 

Borderline

high

 

 

 

 

160-189

mg/dL

 

 

4.1-4.9

mmol/L

 

 

High

 

 

 

 

190

mg/dL and above

 

 

Above

4.9 mmol/L

 

 

Very

high

 

 

 

 

HDL

cholesterol

(U.S. and some other countries)

 

 

HDL

cholesterol*

(Canada and most of Europe)

 

 

 

 

 

Below

40 mg/dL (men)

Below 50 mg/dL (women)

 

 

Below

1 mmol/L (men)

Below 1.3 mmol/L (women)

 

 

Poor

 

 

 

 

50-59

mg/dL

 

 

1.3-1.5

mmol/L

 

 

Better

 

 

 

 

60

mg/dL and above

 

 

Above

1.5 mmol/L

 

 

Best

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triglycerides

(U.S. and some other countries)

 

 

Triglycerides*

(Canada and most of Europe)

 

 

 

 

 

Below

150 mg/dL

 

 

Below

1.7 mmol/L

 

 

Desirable

 

 

 

 

150-199

mg/dL

 

 

1.7-2.2

mmol/L

 

 

Borderline

high

 

 

 

 

200-499

mg/dL

 

 

2.3-5.6

mmol/L

 

 

High

 

 

 

 

500

mg/dL and above

 

 

Above

5.6 mmol/L

 

 

Very

high

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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