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.
HDL/LDL. Apart from the TC/HDL number, there is another number which is the proportion of HDL to LDL. You can calculate this yourself by taking your HDL level and dividing it by your LDL number. So for example, if one has an HDL level of 40 mg/dL and LDL of 140 mg/dL, the HDL/LDL ratio would be about 0.29. The goal here is to keep this number above 0.3, with the most ideal result of having it closer to or above 0.4.