Cholesterol-Total, Serum normal range — check your value

Below 200 mg/dL is desirable, 200 to 239 is borderline and 240 or above is high.

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Cholesterol-Total, Serum

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What Cholesterol-Total, Serum measures

All cholesterol in the blood added together, both the harmful and the protective fractions.

Cholesterol-Total, Serum normal range chart

ResultCholesterol-Total, Serum (mg/dL)

In rangeBelow 200

Above range200 and above

These bands are for female, 31–45 years. Enter your age and gender above to see the bands for you. The table below shows the range for every age and gender.

Cholesterol-Total, Serum normal range by age and gender

AgeMaleFemale

0–1 years70 – 175 mg/dL70 – 175 mg/dL

2–6 years0 – 200 mg/dL0 – 200 mg/dL

7–11 years0 – 200 mg/dL0 – 200 mg/dL

12–17 years0 – 200 mg/dL0 – 200 mg/dL

18–30 years0 – 200 mg/dL0 – 200 mg/dL

31–45 years0 – 200 mg/dL0 – 200 mg/dL

46–60 years0 – 200 mg/dL0 – 200 mg/dL

60 years and above0 – 200 mg/dL0 – 200 mg/dL

What a high Cholesterol-Total, Serum means, and common causes

Total cholesterol above 200 mg/dL is borderline and 240 or above is high. It is a headline number only, because it adds the harmful LDL and the protective HDL together.

Common causes: Diet high in fried food, bakery items and trans fats, obesity, physical inactivity, diabetes, hypothyroidism, kidney and liver disease, some medicines, and inherited familial hypercholesterolaemia.

What a low Cholesterol-Total, Serum means, and common causes

Unusually low total cholesterol, which is rarely a target of treatment on its own.

Common causes: Hyperthyroidism, malnutrition, malabsorption such as coeliac disease, chronic liver disease, and sometimes long-standing infection.

Frequently asked questions

Below 200 mg/dL is desirable, 200 to 239 is borderline and 240 or above is high.

No. LDL and triglycerides predict heart risk better, and a high total driven by a high HDL is not the same problem as one driven by high LDL.

Many labs now accept a non-fasting sample for cholesterol, but triglycerides are much more accurate after 10 to 12 hours of fasting. Follow what your lab asks.

200 mg/dL se kam theek maana jaata hai. Iske saath LDL aur triglycerides dekhna zaroori hai, sirf total se poori baat nahin pata chalti.

Please note. This page explains what a number means against reference ranges for your age and gender. It does not diagnose anything, cannot see the rest of your report, and is no substitute for a doctor. If your lab’s printed range differs, your lab’s range applies.