What causes high Cholesterol and low Potassium?

High Cholesterol and low Potassium can be caused by many reasons.

If your Cholesterol is in between 0 mg/dL and 200 mg/dL and your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Cholesterol and Potassium respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Cholesterol : 0 - 200 mg/dL

Ideal values of Cholesterol depending on age :
Age Ideal Cholesterol value
<5 years 40.698
5-10 years 41.409
10-15 years 42.132
15-20 years 42.868
20-25 years 43.616
25-30 years 44.378
30-35 years 45.153
35-40 years 45.941
40-45 years 46.743
45-50 years 47.559
50-55 years 48.389
55-60 years 49.234
60-70 years 50.094
70-80 years 50.969
80-90 years 51.859
90-100 years 52.764
>100 years 53.685

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Normal range of Cholesterol found among women : - mg/dL

Ideal values of Potassium depending on age :
Age Ideal Potassium value
<5 years 3.561
5-10 years 3.623
10-15 years 3.686
15-20 years 3.75
20-25 years 3.815
25-30 years 3.882
30-35 years 3.95
35-40 years 4.019
40-45 years 4.089
45-50 years 4.16
50-55 years 4.233
55-60 years 4.307
60-70 years 4.382
70-80 years 4.459
80-90 years 4.537
90-100 years 4.616
>100 years 4.697

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High Cholesterol and low Potassium can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Cholesterol and Potassium blood tests and the results are higher than 200 mg/dL for Cholesterol and lower than 3.5 mmol/L for Potassium, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Cholesterol and Potassium Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Cholesterol and Potassium tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Cholesterol and Potassium blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Cholesterol and Potassium Test reports by your pathologist.

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