Together, you and your health care professional can form a plan to keep your cholesterol within limits and reduce your risk of peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.). That can start by making sure you "know your numbers" related to cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure. Your health care professional will help with that and can use the ankle-bracial index (ABI) test to assist, as well.
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Your P.A.D. Checklist
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL
Desirable: less than 200 mg/dL
Borderline High: 200 – 239 mg/dL
High: 240 mg/dL and above
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL Date
HDL CHOLESTEROL
HDL cholesterol less than 40 mg/dL is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
HDL CHOLESTEROL Date
LDL CHOLESTEROL
Optimal: less than 100 mg/dL
Near Optimal: 100 –129 mg/dL
Borderline High: 130 –159 mg/dL
High: 160 –189 mg/dL
Very High: 190 mg/dL and above
LDL CHOLESTEROL Date
BLOOD GLUCOSE (fasting)
Normal: 99 mg/dL and below
Prediabetes: 100 –125 mg/dL
Diabetes: 126 mg/dL and above
BLOOD GLUCOSE Date
BLOOD PRESSURE
Normal: less than 120/80 mmHg
Prehypertension: 120/80 to 139/89 mmHg
Hypertension: 140/90 mmHg or higher
BLOOD PRESSURE Date
ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX (ABI)
A test that compares the blood pressure readings in your ankles and arms to help determine whether you have P.A.D.
Normal: 1.0 –1.3
Possible P.A.D.: 0.91 –.99 or greater than 1.3
P.A.D.: 0.90 or less
ABI Date
Read More "Could Peripheral Arterial Disease Be Your Problem?" Articles
It Hurts When I Walk! / Peripheral Arterial Disease Can Be a Killer / Treating P.A.D. / Other Causes of Leg Pain / Prevent P.A.D.: Know Your Numbers / Your P.A.D. Checklist
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