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.
If lipid values are expressed as mmol/L (like in Canada and Europe); TG/HDL-C ratio less than 0.87 is ideal TG/HDL-C ratio above 1.74 is too high TG/HDL-C ratio above 2.62 is much too high. For years, measurements of blood cholesterol have been used to assess the risk of heart disease. We have been intensively educated about the role of LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) , commonly nicknamed the bad cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) , often called the good cholesterol.