hi

I notice that the US people have a different scale for reading and measuring cholesterol levels to what we have in the UK.

our scale is defined as - :

    * Your total cholesterol should be 5mmol/L or less and your total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio should be 4.5 or less.
    * You should aim to have an LDL cholesterol level (while fasting) of 3mmol/L or less, while your HDL cholesterol level should ideally be 1.2mmol/L or higher.
    * The level of triglycerides in your blood when fasting should ideally be 1.5mmol/L or less.

How does this relate to the US scale??

Cheers

MikeL2