What does your cholesterol number indicate?

Answer by  Christian9247 (5042)

Your blood cholesterol number determines a lot in your chances of contracting heart disease or diabetes even a heart attack can be gauged by this number. The two numbers represent your good and bad cholesterol.

Answer by  SMAHY (31)

your cholesterol number indicates the amount of cholesterol in your blood. it is , by modern medical sciences, an index of how quickly you can acquire diseases that are linked to high cholesterol, i.e atherosclerosis.It also tells you how much your cholesterol level needs to be controlled.

Answer by  F11 (18)

Your blood cholesterol has a lot to do with your chances of getting a heart disease.High blood cholesterol is one of the major factors for heart disease.A desirable cholesterol level is less than 200 mg/dL,200-239 mg/dL is borderline high and 240 mg/dL and above is high.

Answer by  digger59 (5)

It indicates the level of cholesterol in your blood. It must be kept within a certain range to avoid complications with your health (heart attack).

Answer by  Gus28 (683)

There are 3 parts to consider. Total cholesterol less than 200 with the LDL (bad) cholesterol no more than 100 is optimal. High levels are desired for HDL (good) cholesterol.