Innova Labs and Diagnostics Lipid Profile Test Price and Details

Last Updated On Tuesday, December 3, 2024

What is the Lipid Profile Test?

A complete lipid profile test is also known as a lipid panel or cholesterol test. In the Lipid Profile test, you will get an overview of your triglycerides, HDL, and LDL as well. Through a simple blood sample, you will know what amount of fats you have in your body and if it is present in dangerous levels. It will also highlight if you are at the risk of atherosclerosis, heart failure or any type of CHD.

When is a Lipid Profile Test performed?

All the people who are diabetic, have hypertension, and people who are dealing with CHD’s should get this test done at-least twice a year. And teenagers should get it done who are eating a lot of fatty food and fast food.

Here are the conditions when you need to get your lipid profile done.

1. If you have any family history of heart disease or high cholesterol.
2. Obesity
3. People with a sedentary life style.
4. Diabetes
5. Unhealthy Eating Routine
6. Chain Smokers
7. People who already have cholesterol issues.

What does a Lipid Profile Test detect?

Here are the things that your Cholesterol Test Detects.

1. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. This is also known as the bad type of cholesterol and if this one exceeds, it will cause many problems.
2. High density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. This one is referred to as good cholesterol.
3. Triglycerides

What are the benefits of this test?

The first thing that you will know will be an overview about your health. You will get to know what thing you need to cut off from your diet that is increasing your bad lipids and add in good types of fats like Omega 3-6, EHA and DHA.

When should I know the results of the Lipid Profile Test?

The place from where you get your test done matters a lot in determining from where you get tested. It might take anywhere from a few hours to a day.

Lipid Profile Test Results range

Here are the ranges of the Lipid Profile Test.

This is what the following levels of triglycerides represents.

• If they are Below 150 mg/dL then they are Desirable.
• If they are in between 150-199 mg/dL then they are Borderline high.
• If they are in between 200-499 mg/dL then they are High.
• If they are in between 500 mg/dL then they are Very high.

This is what the following levels of HDL represents.

• For men it is poor if it is below 40 mg/dL. For women it is poor if it is 50 mg/dL.
• For men it is better if it is between 40-59 mg/dL. For women it is better if it is between 50-59 mg/dL.
• It is best if it is 60 mg/dL.

Cholesterol ranges are as follows.

• It should be about 200 mg/dL. This is the normal value.
• If it is 240 mg/dL or above then this is very high value.

LDL ranges are as follows.

• If the values are 190 mg/dL and above then the risk of diseases is much higher.
• At 160-189 mg/dL, there is a risk of CHD.
• Optimal values of LDL are somewhere between 100 to 129 mg/dL. 

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