Fasting serum lipid	Result	Desirable values
Total cholesterol	4.9	<5.2 mmol/L
Triglycerides	4.7	<1.7 mmol/L
HDL-C	1.0	>1.0 mmol/L
LDL-C	*	<2.6 mmol/L
Total cholesterol/HDL-C	5.1	<4.5 mmol/L

*serum slightly lipaemic. LDL-C inaccurate when TG >4.5