Heart and vessels
What is Non-HDL cholesterol?
all of your non-protective cholesterol
- Unit
- mmol/L
- Sample
- Serum
- Fasting
- No fasting needed
- Turnaround
- 2 days
Non-HDL is total cholesterol minus HDL and captures all atherogenic cholesterol in a single number. It is often more reliable than LDL alone.
Because non-HDL includes VLDL, IDL, and remnant particles in addition to LDL, it is especially useful when triglycerides are raised and LDL may be misleading.
What does low Non-HDL cholesterol mean?
Low non-HDL is favourable.
What does high Non-HDL cholesterol mean?
High non-HDL raises cardiovascular risk.
Panels that measure Non-HDL cholesterol
- Heart Test Base
- Health Check Base
- Health Check Plus
- Heart Test Plus
- Heart Test Complete
- Blood Sugar Test Complete
- Health Check Complete
- Health Check Man
- Health Check Kvinna
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This is general information about the marker, not an assessment of your values and not medical advice. Last updated: August 2026.