Diagnosis of dyslipidemia is based on blood lipid levels. Dyslipidemia includes a wide range of abnormalities of lipid metabolism, and may be diagnosed by a combination of the following:
- Total cholesterol over 240 mg/dL
- LDL-C over 160 mg/dL
- Triglycerides over 200 mg/dL
- HDL-C under 40 mg/dL [1]