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HDL Cholesterol
Aka: HDL Cholesterol, High Density Lipoprotein
- See Also
- Hyperlipidemia
- Interpretation
- Positive Cardiac Risk Factor (Atherogenic)
- HDL < 35
- Total Cholesterol to HDL ratio
- Men > 5.0
- Women > 4.5
- Negative Cardiac Risk Factor (Protective)
- HDL > 60
- Increased
- Medications
- Gemfibrozil
- Niacin
- Exogenous Estrogens
- Moderate Alcohol intake (1 ounce per day)
- Regular aerobic Exercise
- Graded increase with miles run per week
- Kokkinos (1995) Arch Intern Med 155(4):415-20 [PubMed]
- Weight loss (for obese patients)
- HDL increases 2 mg/dl for each 4.5 kg of weight loss
- Decreased
- Tobacco Abuse
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Menopause
- Obesity
- Puberty in males
- Uremia
- Anabolic Steroids
- Apolipoprotein deficiency
- Liver disease
- Tangier disease
- Medications
- Progestins
- Probucol
- References
- Ginsberg (2000) Am J Cardiol 86(suppl):41L-45L [PubMed]