Cardiac Risk Assessment-Reference Range

The cardiac risk assessment is a group of tests which show how likely a person is to have a stroke or develop heart problems, such as a heart attack. The test measures the levels of LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood and can determine the risk of an individual developing coronary heart disease.

The reference ranges are as follows:

Total cholesterol: less than 5.0 mmol/L
HDL-cholesterol: higher than 1.0mmol/L for males and higher than 1.20 for females
LDL-cholesterol: less than 3.0 mmol/L
Triglycerides: less than 1.70 mmol/L

http://www.medic8.com/blood-disorders/blood-test/specific-blood-tests/cardiac-risk-assessment.html

Cholesterol <200 mg/dL (5.18 mmol/L)
HDL-cholesterol > 40 mg/dL (1.04 mmol/L)
LDL-cholesterol <100 mg/dL* (2.59 mmol/L)
Triglycerides <150 mg/dL (1.70 mmol/L)

https://www.labcorp.com/help/patient-test-info/cardiac-risk-assessment

Elevated levels of these values may indicate higher risk of getting heart diseases. Other tests, including the high sensitivity C-reactive protein and lipoprotein tests can also be used to assess the risk of heart disease.

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