| Level mg/dL
|
Level mmol/L
|
Interpretation
|
| 25 to <50
|
<1.3
|
Optimal LDL cholesterol, levels in healthy young children before onset of atherosclerotic plaque in heart artery walls
|
| <70
|
<1.8
|
Optimal LDL cholesterol, corresponding to lower rates of progression, promoted as a target option for those known to clearly have advanced symptomatic cardiovascular disease
|
| <100
|
<2.6
|
Optimal LDL cholesterol, corresponding to lower, but not zero, rates for symptomatic cardiovascular disease events
|
| 100 to 129
|
2.6 to 3.3
|
Near optimal LDL level, corresponding to higher rates for developing symptomatic cardiovascular disease events
|
| 130 to 159
|
3.3 to 4.1
|
Borderline high LDL level, corresponding to even higher rates for developing symptomatic cardiovascular disease events
|
| 160 to 199
|
4.1 to 4.9
|
High LDL level, corresponding to much higher rates for developing symptomatic cardiovascular disease events
|
| >200
|
>4.9
|
Very high LDL level, corresponding to highest increased rates of symptomatic cardiovascular disease events
|