Gibran was born into a Maronite Catholic family from the historical town of Bsharri in northern Mount Lebanon, then a semi-autonomous part of the Ottoman Empire. His mother, Kamila, daughter of a priest, was thirty when he was born; his father, Khalil, was her third husband. As a result of his family's poverty, Gibran received no formal schooling during his youth in Lebanon.
Reference Range. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is used in the assessment of coronary or other vascular pathology risk. The reference range of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is 40-50 mg/dL in men and 50-60 mg/dL in women.Next.he reference range of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is 40-50 mg/dL in men and 50-60 mg/dL in women. Next.
Total Cholesterol. This is a measurement of all the cholesterol in your blood. Your risk for vascular related disease increases with higher serum levels of cholesterol. 1  Less than 200 mg/dL is considered desirable. 2  Levels considerably lower is not necessarily protective but places you at lower risk. 3  The 200-239 mg/dL range is termed borderline high.