<page_title> Hypercholesterolemia </page_title> <section_title> Diagnosis </section_title> <table> <cell> total cholesterol <col_header> Interpretation of cholesterol levels </col_header> <col_header> cholesterol type </col_header> </cell> <cell> <200 <col_header> Interpretation of cholesterol levels </col_header> <col_header> mg/dL </col_header> </cell> <cell> desirable <col_header> Interpretation of cholesterol levels </col_header> <col_header> interpretation </col_header> </cell> <cell> 200–239 <col_header> Interpretation of cholesterol levels </col_header> <col_header> cholesterol type </col_header> </cell> <cell> borderline <col_header> Interpretation of cholesterol levels </col_header> <col_header> mmol/L </col_header> </cell> <cell> >240 <col_header> Interpretation of cholesterol levels </col_header> <col_header> cholesterol type </col_header> </cell> <cell> high <col_header> Interpretation of cholesterol levels </col_header> <col_header> mmol/L </col_header> </cell> </table>
Hypercholesterolemia classifies total cholesterol of less than 200 mg/dL as “desirable,” 200 to 239 mg/dL as “borderline” and 240 mg/dL or more as “high”.