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Lipids

Total cholesterol

All the cholesterol carried in your blood added together: LDL, HDL and the remnant particles.

Unit mg/dLTypical adult range < 190 mg/dL
What it is

All the cholesterol carried in your blood added together: LDL, HDL and the remnant particles.

Why it matters

It works as a headline and little more. The same total can mean very different risk depending on how it splits.

Reading the number

Read the fractions underneath it. A total pushed up by high HDL is not the same result as one pushed up by high LDL.

What moves it
recent illnessweight changethyroid functionpregnancy
Read alongside
LDL cholesterolHDL cholesterolTriglyceridesApolipoprotein BApolipoprotein A-ILipoprotein(a)
When to raise it

Worth reviewing with the lipid breakdown rather than on its own.

Tracking only, not a diagnosis. The range above is a typical adult reference range — the range printed by the lab that ran your test is the one that applies to you. Discuss anything that concerns you with your doctor.

Also known as

On a report in another language.

A lab report names this analyte in its own language. Vitals Vault recognises each of these and files them all under Total cholesterol.

Colesterol TotalÜldkolesteroolGesamtcholesterinCholestérol total

Track your total cholesterol over time.

Total cholesterol is one of 165 analytes Vitals Vault charts over time. Import a lab report in any language and this number lands on a timeline only you can read.

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Tracking only. This app is not medical advice. Always discuss results and future analysis with your doctor.

Catalog entry last updated 2026-08-27. Browse all 165 metrics.