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Dyslipidemia - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dyslipidemia : Dyslipidemia: A disorder of HDL ) cholesterol concentration in the blood.
Dyslipidemia comes under consideration in many situations including diabetes , a common cause of lipidemia. For adults with diabetes, it has been recommended that the levels of LDL, HDL, and
total cholesterol, and triglyceride be measured every year. Optimal LDL cholesterol levels for adults with diabetes are less than 100 mg/dL (2.60 mmol/L), optimal HDL cholesterol levels are e4qual to
or greater than 40 mg/dL (1.02 mmol/L), and desirable triglyceride levels are less than 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L).
Based on fat ) _ -emia (in the blood) = essentially, disordered lipids in the blood.
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