| <3.5 | Lifestyle and general dietary advice only |
| 3.5-7 | Advice to stop smoking, reduce alcohol, and adopt low fat diet. Consider primary causes |
| >7 | As above and arrange liver functions tests and measurement of creatine kinase, random blood sugar, thyroid stimulating hormone, urea and electrolytes. Consider lipid lowering drugs |
| With ischaemic heart disease: | Lifestyle and general dietary advice only |
| <3.5 | Advice to stop smoking, reduce alcohol, and adopt low fat diet. Arrange liver functions tests and measurement of creatine kinase, random blood sugar, thyroid stimulating hormone, urea and electrolytes. |
| ⩾3.5 | Consider primary causes. If not reduced on repeat testing consider lipid lowering drugs |
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