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Medical Forum / General / Cardiology / July 2006Fasting Cholesterol vs. Random Cholesterol
My wife recently got her cholesterol checked. It was 199 which sounded a bit high to me. Yes I know that technically <200 is desirable, but 199 is higher than expected. She rides her bike to work everyday and we eat fairly healthily. When she went to the doctor, the doctor said that she would like the blood tests but not to worry about fasting. So the number that we got was not fasting. The appointment was around lunch time, but neither of us can remember whether she had had lunch, but she had definitely eaten breakfast that morning. Can anyone tell me how cholesterol varies with recent meals? Should I really be worried? 199 sounds high for a 27 year old woman. > My wife recently got her cholesterol checked. It was 199 which sounded > a bit high to me. Yes I know that technically <200 is desirable, but [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Can anyone tell me how cholesterol varies with recent meals? Should I > really be worried? 199 sounds high for a 27 year old woman. Play about with this. http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?func=start&quiz=heart Enjoy! Bill PS I always did a fasting blood test...you young folks!!  SignatureS Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. >> My wife recently got her cholesterol checked. It was 199 which sounded >> a bit high to me. Yes I know that technically <200 is desirable, but [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > PS I always did a fasting blood test...you young folks!! Bill, thanks for the reference. I did take the quiz and was as 'very low risk' -- however I do have significant cardiac artery disease -- at least I have had a lot of blockages. My history includes 5 CABG's in 1998, stenting in Dec '03 and Jan '04, another stent in June '06, and a balloon opening in July '06 (just last week). In addition I take several medications relative to my heart (statin, beta blocker, calcium channel blocker, nitrate, and aspirin. So, I do not think the test on that web page means much in my case. In fact, my total cholesterol is only 152, and my LDL is only 92 at last test. I would be interested to see how others fare on the test. SignatureJohn Hanley <><><><><><><><> To send return email: jphanley "at" ix. netcom. com ---------------------------------------- > "William Wagner" <not-to-here-williamwag@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:not-to-here-williamwag-19174B.14385113072006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.n [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > case. In fact, my total cholesterol is only 152, and my LDL is only 92 at > last test. I would be interested to see how others fare on the test. So we go from a 27 year old woman with a total of 199 to a guy with a CABG 5 in a heart beat. I'd look into psychological help. You will no longer warrant my attention. Bill SignatureS Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. William Wagner schrieb: >>"William Wagner" <not-to-here-williamwag@gmail.com> wrote in message >>news:not-to-here-williamwag-19174B.14385113072006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.n [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>>>199 is higher than expected. She rides her bike to work everyday and >>>>we eat fairly healthily. [..] >>Bill, thanks for the reference. I did take the quiz and was as 'very low >>risk' -- however I do have significant cardiac artery disease -- at least I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Bill The 27 year old woman is his wife, like he wrote in his first posting. Thorsten > > "William Wagner" <not-to-here-williamwag@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:not-to-here-williamwag-19174B.14385113072006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.n [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > -- > S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade You seem to have missed the fact that you were responding to two different individuals (above). About that psychological help, go ahead and look into it. |
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