lipid profile Test

The lipid profile test is a combination of tests conducted together to check for any risks of coronary heart disease, or as a preventive measure to check any risks depending on factors like eating habits, diet, stress, exercise and life-style related. A typical lipid profile includes the following tests:

• High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) - “ good cholesterol”
• Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) -“ bad cholesterol” 
•  LDL/HDL Ratio (calculated values)
• Triglycerides
• Very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C)

total cholesterol

Total cholesterol/HDL Ratio (calculated values)

Lipids are the fats and fatty substances that are stored in your blood and tissues and are used by the body as a source of energy. While lipids help keep the body functioning normally, lipid disorders, like high cholesterol, might lead to life-threatening conditions like heart attacks, strokes, or coronary artery disease.

A lipid profile test or lipid panel is performed to measure:

• Total cholesterol level
• hdl cholesterol (good cholesterol)
• LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol)
• Triglyceride levels

When do you expect results?

24 to 36 Hours

The lipid profile test is needed to check for dyslipidaemia symptoms, it is also carried out to check adults and children who are risk prone to high blood cholesterol value and triglycerides. This happens because of development of diabetes, high blood pressure or a heart disease. This lipid profile test is also conducted as a follow up to evalute the treatment undergone and diet control programme.

Your doctor might ask you to get a lipid profile done as a regular part of a health exam. The results from this test might be used to prevent, monitor, or diagnose various medical conditions. It may also be performed to evaluate the success of various treatments, or the effectiveness of drug therapies or lipid-lowering lifestyle changes.

In adults, it is recommended that even people with no risk factors for heart disease should get a fasting lipid profile performed every four to six years. If other risk factors are present, it is recommended that the test be performed more frequently. One of the major risk factors for a number of diseases and medical conditions is a high level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. 

Apart from this, other risk factors include:

• Smoking
• Being overweight
• Unhealthy diet
• Being physically inactive or not getting enough exercise
• If you are a male of 45 years or more or a female who is 50-55 years or more
• If you are suffering from hypertension
• Having a family history of premature heart diseases
• Pre-existing heart diseases
• If you’ve had a heart attack 
• Having diabetes or pre-diabetes

Having high HDL is considered as a "negative risk factor". Having high levels of HDL allow for the removal of one risk factor.With children and adolescents, it is recommended to get routine lipid profiles done.

Dyslipidaemia symptoms

• Headache, Jaw pain, toothache
• Difficulty in breathing 
• Nausea, vomiting, and/or general epigastric (upper middle abdomen) discomfort
• Heartburn and / or indigestion 
• Hypertension 
• General malaise 
• Pain, fullness, and/or squeezing sensation of the chest 
• Sweating 
• Arm pain (common in the left arm, but may be either arm) 
• Upper back pain 

Requires Fasting

Fasting samples needs to be collected after a minimum 12-14 hour overnight fasting status.

Clear fluids like water can be consumed during this period. Do not consume beverages like tea, coffee and milk in the morning until specimen collection is completed.

In case of diabetics on oral or injectable hypoglycemic agents, please consult your physician about continuing with these medications prior to specimen collection."

 You will be required to take a number of precautions before the test is performed. You should:-

• Not eat high-fat foods the night before 
• Not drink alcohol, and 
• Not exercise strenuously before your test

Your doctor might ask you to fast before the test, which means that you cannot eat or drink anything except water for 9 to 12 hours before the test.

You are usually allowed to take your medicines in the morning of the test, with water. While fasting is not always necessary, it might be recommended. Your doctor can inform you about any additional precautions that you need to take before the test. Make sure you inform them about:

Any health symptoms or problems you’re having

• Family history of heart health
• Medications and supplements you’re taking

Cholesterol levels are measured in milligrams (mg) per deciliter (dL) of blood. The lipid profile normal values are as follows: 

• LDL: 70 to 130 mg/dL (the lower, the better)
• HDL: more than 40 to 60 mg/dL (the higher, the better)
• Total cholesterol: less than 200 mg/dL (the lower, the better)
• Triglycerides: 10 to 150 mg/dL (the lower, the better)

If your results are outside the normal range, you might be at a higher risk of strokes, heart diseases, etc. On receiving abnormal results, our doctor may order some additional tests like a blood glucose test for diabetes, or a thyroid test to see if you have an underactive thyroid.

Specimen type: Serum (Blood Sample) , 

Specimen collection procedure : Venipuncture - Collection of blood from a vein, usually from the arm.

The lipid profile test prices vary from one pathological lab to another. However, the lipid profile test cost is usually not too exorbitant and is easily affordable. The lipid profile test cost offered at home also differ from traditional pathological labs.

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