Hilary McClure wrote:

>Todd Moody wrote:
>
>
>>In my case, although HDL eventually went up somewhat, LDL went up *much*
>>more, so these ratios got "worse."  But TG went way down, so the TG/HDL
>>ratio improved substantially.  So I guess it depends on which ratio, if
>>any, you think is important.  I'm gambling that if any of this matters,
>>it's TG/HDL.
>>
>>
>
>Were you tested for the sub-fractions of the LDL? Normally when TG goes
>down the small-dense LDL also goes down (which is good), even if the
>total LDL is still high. I don't know how easy it is yet to get the LDL
>breakdown, but here's a lab you can send out to:
><http://www.berkeleyheartlab.com>
>
>

No, I've never had the LDL sub-fractions tested.  I certainly hope that
the reduction of TG has had a beneficial effect, but I don't know for
sure.  Also, I don't think anyone has any clear idea yet what the
"risky" values of small-dense LDL are.

TM