What are the cholesterol numbers?

Keeping cholesterol numbers at the recommended levels is a great way to keep your heart healthy and to reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke.1

Who should get their cholesterol tested?1

Everyone over the age of 20 should be tested at least every 5 years.2
Men aged 45+ and women aged 55+ should be tested every year.3
  • Work with your doctor to determine your cholesterol levels
  • Take a blood test called a lipoprotein profile
  • After a 9- to 12-hour fast, the test uses a small blood sample
  • The test measures the levels of total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides4

How do your numbers measure up?

The following tables give you a general idea of healthy and unhealthy cholesterol numbers. Since your doctor and their staff know you and your medical history, always discuss your risks of disease and treatment with them.

LDL cholesterol
HDL cholesterol
Total cholesterol
Triglycerides
LDL levels chart; bad cholesterol range
HDL levels chart; good cholesterol range
total cholesterol levels chart; total cholesterol range
triglyceride levels chart; triglyceride range

Source: National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) 3 Guidelines, 2001.

How can you improve your cholesterol numbers?

  • The first step to managing any potential health concern is a discussion with your doctor
  • Your doctor knows you and your medical history
  • Your doctor can safely guide you toward informed decisions about your cholesterol levels

Uses for TRILIPIX® (fenofibric acid) delayed-release capsules6

  • TRILIPIX should only be used when other measures, such as diet and exercise, have not been enough.
  • TRILIPIX is a prescription medicine used to treat cholesterol in the blood by lowering the total amount of triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol, and increasing the HDL (good) cholesterol. You should be on a low fat and low cholesterol diet while you take TRILIPIX.
  • TRILIPIX is also used along with diet to lower severely high triglycerides. Improving blood sugar control in certain people with diabetes may prevent the need for cholesterol drug therapy.
  • TRILIPIX has not been shown to lower your risk of having heart problems or a stroke.

Important Safety Information for TRILIPIX6

  • TRILIPIX should not be taken by people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, nursing mothers, or those allergic to any product ingredient.
  • TRILIPIX can cause serious liver injury, including liver transplantation and death. Tell your doctor if you have signs or symptoms of liver injury including dark urine, abnormal stool, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes), malaise (feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness), abdominal pain, myalgia (muscle pain), weight loss, pruritus (itching), or nausea. Blood tests are needed before and during treatment with TRILIPIX to check for liver problems.
  • TRILIPIX can cause muscle pain, tenderness or weakness, which may be symptoms of a rare but serious muscle condition called rhabdomyolysis. In some cases rhabdomyolysis can cause kidney damage and death. The risk of rhabdomyolysis may be higher when TRILIPIX is given with statins. If you take a statin, tell your healthcare provider.
  • Some people require blood tests to check for kidney problems while taking TRILIPIX.
  • TRILIPIX may cause inflammation (swelling) of the gallbladder or pancreas. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting.
  • Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
  • TRILIPIX may cause serious allergic-type reactions, blood clots, and possible changes in some blood test values.
  • If you are pregnant or may become pregnant, talk with your healthcare provider about TRILIPIX. It is not known if TRILIPIX will harm your unborn baby.
  • The most common side effects with TRILIPIX include headache, heartburn (indigestion), nausea, muscle aches, and increases in muscle or liver enzymes that are measured by blood tests.

For more information, talk with your healthcare provider.

References: 1. American Heart Association. What your cholesterol levels mean. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/AboutCholesterol/What-Your-Cholesterol-Levels-Mean_UCM_305562_Article.jsp#.WoXr-HxMGM8. Accessed June 22, 2021. 2. Cleveland Clinic. Cholesterol numbers: what do they mean. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/11920-cholesterol-numbers-what-do-they-mean. Accessed June 22, 2021. 3. National Institutes of Health/US National Library of Medicine. Cholesterol. https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterol.html. Updated June 12, 2020. Accessed June 22, 2021. 4. US Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Your Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol With TLC. NIH publication No 06-5235. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/public/heart/chol_tlc.pdf. Published December 2005. Accessed June 22, 2021. 5. US Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. National Cholesterol Education Program. ATP III guidelines at-a-glance quick desk reference [brochure PDF]. NIH publication No 01-3305. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/guidelines/atglance.pdf. Published May 2001. Accessed June 22, 2021. 6. TRILIPIX [package insert]. North Chicago, IL: AbbVie Inc.

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Uses for TRILIPIX® (fenofibric acid) delayed-release capsules6

  • TRILIPIX should only be used when other measures, such as diet and exercise, have not been enough.
  • TRILIPIX is a prescription medicine used to treat cholesterol in the blood by lowering the total amount of triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol, and increasing the HDL (good) cholesterol. You should be on a low fat and low cholesterol diet while you take TRILIPIX.
  • TRILIPIX is also used along with diet to lower severely high triglycerides. Improving blood sugar control in certain people with diabetes may prevent the need for cholesterol drug therapy.
  • TRILIPIX has not been shown to lower your risk of having heart problems or a stroke.