Clinicians sometimes use this ratio to add context to a standard lipid panel. It helps show when “bad” cholesterol outweighs protective HDL, guiding next steps like lifestyle changes or medication review. It is not guideline-endorsed and should be read with your full risk profile. You can test this marker with Aniva across Germany and Finland.

Clinicians sometimes use this ratio to add context to a standard lipid panel. It helps show when “bad” cholesterol outweighs protective HDL, guiding next steps like lifestyle changes or medication review. It is not guideline-endorsed and should be read with your full risk profile. You can test this marker with Aniva across Germany and Finland.

High: Suggests more cholesterol that tends to build up in arteries compared with HDL; often aligns with high LDL, high triglycerides, or low HDL. Consider checking LDL-C, non-HDL-C, triglycerides, and ApoB. Healthy eating, regular activity, weight management, and not smoking can help.
Low: Suggests a more favorable balance of lipids. Keep up healthy habits and recheck with your regular lipid panel. This ratio is not guideline-endorsed; use it alongside formal risk assessment and other lipid measures.

• Total Cholesterol
• HDL Cholesterol
• LDL Cholesterol
• Triglycerides
• Non-HDL Cholesterol
• Apolipoprotein B

Common factors that can shift results include recent meals (raising triglycerides), heavy alcohol use, hard exercise, dehydration, and acute illness. Medicines such as statins, diuretics, beta-blockers, steroids, and estrogen therapy, and supplements like niacin or omega-3s, can change lipid values. Pregnancy and major weight changes also affect lipids; try to test under similar conditions each time.

Special situations (when to confirm or adjust): retest when stable or fasting if triglycerides are very high, during pregnancy or soon after delivery, after acute illness, or after major medication changes.