James Sullivan, the drummer for the Huntington Beach rock band Avenged Sevenfold, died on Monday, according to Orange County authorities. The cause of death is still under investigation. Sullivan, 28, was found unresponsive inside his home.
High total cholesterol and low HDL cholesterol increases the ratio, and is undesirable. Conversely, high HDL cholesterol and low total cholesterol lowers the ratio, and is desirable. An average ratio would be about 4.5. Ideally we want to be better than average if we can. Thus the best ratio would be 2 or 3, or less than 4.
How do you calculate the risks of an LDL and HDL cholesterol ratio? The important things used in treatment include the total cholesterol of a person and low density lipoprotein. A person can know his or her cholesterol ratio by dividing total cholesterol by low density lipoprotein. For effective treatment, it is necessary for a person to know his or her exact number of cholesterol levels. A person with low HDL level or elevated LDL level may be at a higher risk.