TY - GEN AU - Lilly,Leonard S TI - 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? SN - 1081-5880 PY - 2003///0512 KW - Age Factors KW - Cholesterol, HDL KW - blood KW - Cholesterol, LDL KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Middle Aged KW - Reference Values KW - Risk Factors N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article ER -