I'm 56 years old and have total cholesterol of 217 milligrams per deciliter, LDL of 131 mg/dl, HDL of 67 mg/dl, and a total-to-HDL ratio of 3.24. My doctor says that ratio is good for a woman my age, so why does she want me to lower my LDL?
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D000367:Age Factors; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL