I have a question for you: are individuals with cholesterol balances are at high risk or low risk for developing heart disease? What are the calculations for a risk ratio?
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Experts have devised a calculation for a risk ratio simply by dividing the total cholesterol by either total HDL or LDL. According to this ratio, the following results indicate better to worse outlook: ideal ratio is 3.5 or below and a ratio of 4.5 carries an average risk. Ratios of 5 or higher are potentially dangerous, for example, if a person has a high total cholesterol of 280 mg/dL but a high HDL level of 70 mg/dL, the risk ratio is 4, which actually carries a lower than average risk.
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