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Your cholesterol ratio is calculated by dividing your total cholesterol by your HDL number. For instance, if your total cholesterol is 180 and your HDL is 82, your cholesterol ratio is 2.2.
LDL Cholesterol is calculated using the Friedewald as follows: LDL cholesterol = Total cholesterol â HDL cholesterol â Total triglyceride Ã· 2.19The formula used is reasonably accurate providing total triglyceride levels are below 4.5 mmol/L, but unreliable when triglycerides are high due to the effects of VLDL and IDL.