What causes high Triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol?

High Triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol can be caused by many reasons.

If your Triglycerides is in between 0 mg/dL and 150 mg/dL and your HDL cholesterol is in between 40 mg/dL and 60 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Triglycerides and HDL cholesterol 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 Triglycerides : 0 - 150 mg/dL

Ideal values of Triglycerides depending on age :
Age Ideal Triglycerides value
<5 years 50.868
5-10 years 51.751
10-15 years 52.649
15-20 years 53.562
20-25 years 54.491
25-30 years 55.436
30-35 years 56.398
35-40 years 57.377
40-45 years 58.372
45-50 years 59.385
50-55 years 60.415
55-60 years 61.463
60-70 years 62.529
70-80 years 63.614
80-90 years 64.718
90-100 years 65.841
>100 years 66.983

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

Ideal values of HDL cholesterol depending on age :
Age Ideal HDL cholesterol value
<5 years 40.694
5-10 years 41.4
10-15 years 42.118
15-20 years 42.849
20-25 years 43.592
25-30 years 44.348
30-35 years 45.117
35-40 years 45.9
40-45 years 46.696
45-50 years 47.506
50-55 years 48.33
55-60 years 49.169
60-70 years 50.022
70-80 years 50.89
80-90 years 51.773
90-100 years 52.671
>100 years 53.585

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High Triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Triglycerides and HDL cholesterol blood tests and the results are higher than 150 mg/dL for Triglycerides and lower than 40 mg/dL for HDL cholesterol, 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 Triglycerides and HDL cholesterol Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Triglycerides and HDL cholesterol tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Triglycerides and HDL cholesterol 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 Triglycerides and HDL cholesterol Test reports by your pathologist.

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