What causes high Total serum iron and low LDL HDL ratio?

High Total serum iron and low LDL HDL ratio can be caused by many reasons.

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your LDL HDL ratio is in between 0.5 Ratio and 3 Ratio then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and LDL HDL ratio 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 Total serum iron : 40 - 190 mcg/dL

Ideal values of Total serum iron depending on age :

Age	Ideal Total serum iron value
<5 years	40.696
5-10 years	41.404
10-15 years	42.124
15-20 years	42.857
20-25 years	43.602
25-30 years	44.36
30-35 years	45.131
35-40 years	45.916
40-45 years	46.714
45-50 years	47.526
50-55 years	48.352
55-60 years	49.193
60-70 years	50.048
70-80 years	50.918
80-90 years	51.803
90-100 years	52.704
>100 years	53.621

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Some examples of conditions that increase or decrease Total serum iron levels include:

• Anemia
• Your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells
• Iron overload
• Iron poisoning
• Gastrointestinal blood loss

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Normal range of LDL HDL ratio : 0.5 - 3 Ratio

Ideal values of LDL HDL ratio depending on age :

Age	Ideal LDL HDL ratio value
<5 years	0.5087
5-10 years	0.51755
10-15 years	0.52655
15-20 years	0.53571
20-25 years	0.54503
25-30 years	0.55451
30-35 years	0.56415
35-40 years	0.57396
40-45 years	0.58394
45-50 years	0.59409
50-55 years	0.60442
55-60 years	0.61493
60-70 years	0.62562
70-80 years	0.6365
80-90 years	0.64757
90-100 years	0.65883
>100 years	0.67029

High Total serum iron and low LDL HDL ratio can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and LDL HDL ratio blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 0.5 Ratio for LDL HDL ratio, 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 Total serum iron and LDL HDL ratio Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and LDL HDL ratio tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and LDL HDL ratio 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 Total serum iron and LDL HDL ratio Test reports by your pathologist.