The metalloids or semimetals are located along the line between the metals and nonmetals in the periodic table. The metalloids are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, and tellurium. Polonium is often considered a metalloid, too. Properties of the Semimetals or Metalloids.
This ratio is determined by dividing the HDL cholesterol into the total cholesterol. If a person has a total cholesterol of 200 mg/dL and an HDL cholesterol of 40 mg/dL, his or her total/HDL cholesterol ratio would be 5:1. The goal is to keep this ratio below 5:1, with the ideal being below 3.5:1.
From these results various ratios can be calculated. The most common cholesterol ratios used to assess risk of heart disease are the Total Cholesterol/HDL ratio and the LDL/HDL ratio. The ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol is determined by dividing one's total cholesterol by their HDL. For instance, if an individual has an HDL cholesterol reading of 50 and a total cholesterol reading of 200 their total/HDL ratio would be 4.0.