Triglycerides

Why doesn't my HDL, my LDL and my triglycerides add up to my cholesterol?

I thought my HDL plus my LDL and possibly my triglycerides would add up to my cholesterol but it doesn't. My numbers are 52, 107, 70 and 173 respectively. Given that I eat a lot of cheese and butter, I'm concerned about my low triglycerides. It seems they should be higher.

Public Comments

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2. Triglycerides are NOT part of your cholesterol molecules. Elevated trigs are a concern, but low trigs might suggest a fat malabsorption problem. Total cholesterol consists of LDL, VLDL, IDL and HDL. So, partial numbers (e.g. HDL and LDL) will not add up to the whole. If I am reading your numbers correctly, your trigs are 70 and your total cholesterol is 173 with HDL at 52. These are good numbers and NOT a concern.
3. The method commonly used to calculate total cholesterol is TC = LDL + HDL + (Triglycerides/5). TC is total cholesterol LDL is low density lipoproteins HDL is high density liopoproteins so TC = 52 + 107 + (70/5), or 52 + 107 + 14 = 173