Cholesterol Screening

Low cost On-site medical screening and laboratory services. What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy fat that is present in all human beings. Two sources contribute to the amount of cholesterol in the human body. Cholesterol is carried through the bloodstream by certain proteins apolipoproteins . There are different types of lipoproteins that carry cholesterol through the bloodstream. The National Cholesterol Education Program . NCEP Guidelines recommend regular cholesterol screening with a lipid profile for all adults, as well as for children in families with cardiovascular risk factors.

Cholesterol screening is fast and relatively painless. LDL and HDL cholesterol in your blood at a given time. They help to prevent heart disease by carrying cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver, where the process of their removal from the body begins. As a result, public health agencies and their partners have attempted to reduce the prevalence of HBC through screening and by increasing public awareness of HBC and strategies for reducing it. Further emphasis on cholesterol screening is needed, particularly among Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander populations and young adults. Rather than being removed from the body by the liver, they stick to and can damage cells lining the inside of artery walls. Areas of cell damage provide a magnet-like attraction for other fatty substances e g , triglycerides . Those who reported having ever been screened were asked whether they had ever been told by a health-care professional that they had HBC. Data were weighted to account for age, race/ethnicity, and sex distributions of the population in each state. Statistical software was used to account for the complex sampling design. The percentage change among men told they had HBC was more than twice that among women. AE Saddlemire, CH Denny, PhD, KJ Greenlund, PhD, JN Coolidge, MPH, AZ Fan, MD, PhD, JB Croft, PhD, Div for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC. Data were weighted to account for the age, race, and sex distribution in each state. By analyzing information about these lipids, the test gives important information about someone’s risk of developing heart-related conditions such as coronary artery disease.