40 or higher for men and 50 or higher for women is acceptable.
Standard hdl levels.
The test for high density lipoprotein cholesterol hdl c is used as part of a lipid panel to screen for unhealthy levels of lipids and to determine your risk of developing heart disease and help make decisions about what treatment to use if you have borderline risk intermediate risk or high risk.
The other components of a lipid panel typically include total cholesterol ldl cholesterol ldl.
Typically people with high levels of triglycerides also have high total cholesterol high ldl and low hdl.
Less than 200 but the lower the better ideal is 60 or higher.
Total cholesterol hdl cholesterol ldl cholesterol triglycerides.
Hdl cholesterol is the well behaved good cholesterol this friendly scavenger cruises the bloodstream.