Level of Cholesterol

The levels of total cholesterol fall into the following categories:

• Ideal level: cholesterol level in the blood less than 5mmol/l
• Too high cholesterol level: between 5 and 6.4mmol/
• Very high cholesterol level: between 6.5 and 7.8mmol/l
• Extremely high cholesterol level: above 7.8mmol/l 

	At risk	Desirable
Men	Less than 40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L)	60 mg/dL (1.6 mmol/L) or above
Women	Less than 50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L)	60 mg/dL (1.6 mmol/L) or above