Lilly, Leonard S <br/><br/>
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?  [electronic resource] 

 -  Health news (Waltham, Mass.)  May 2003 
 - 12 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Journal Article 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1081-5880 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Age Factors<br/>Cholesterol, HDL--blood<br/>Cholesterol, LDL--blood<br/>Female<br/>Humans<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Reference Values<br/>Risk Factors