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The determination of total cholesterol is suitable for an orienting assessment of cardiovascular risk. With this method all cholesterol components of the lipoproteins in the blood are determined. HDL cholesterol is also taken into account in this measurement.
The LDL cholesterol is the most important component.
A 10% reduction in total cholesterol can reduce the incidence of CHD by 25% after 5 years
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer