HDL Cholesterol - Direct Test

When to get tested?

Your doctor might recommend this test, if they suspect you are at high risk of heart disease. Factors which increases your chance of getting heart disease are:

• If you are diabteic
• Have a family history of diabetes
• Have high blood pressure
• A woman over the age of 45
• A man over the age of 55
• Smoke tobacco
• Had a prior heart attack

Sample requirements

A blood sample will be drawn through a vein in your arm. The hdl cholesterol - direct test price is not too high.

Test preparations

No special test preparations are needed. However, your doctor might restrict you from taking certain medications before appearing in this test. The hdl cholesterol - direct test cost is economical.

Result interpretation

The reference range might differ from laboratory to laboratory. However, the normal range of high density lipoprotein cholesterol is 60 milligram per deciliter. Hdl levels below 40 milligram per deciliter for men and levels under 50 milligram per deciliter for women indicates high risk of heart disease. Find a hdl cholesterol - direct test online to get yourself tested.