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Range Atlas is AI-collected and not medically reviewed. It is for informational purposes only, meant to help curious people start a conversation with a healthcare professional. The chart shows how sources disagree, not whether a value is good or bad for you. Color shows what each source's region means, not a recommendation.

mg/dL · 5 sources · 2 countries · spread 5.0x

LDL cholesterol reference ranges

Order test
How to readbounded rangethis level and upthis level and belowOptimal / targetToo high
Source
40 mg/dL120200 mg/dL
Value
Meaning
Countries and guidance
<= 100 mg/dL
Optimal
<= 77 mg/dL
Optimal
160-189 mg/dL
Too high
>= 190 mg/dL
Too high
Practitioner and biohacker targets
<= 70 mg/dL
Optimal

LDL-C normalized to mg/dL (mmol/L times 38.67). Most sources state targets (lower is better) rather than a reference interval.

Developer QA and conversion details

Unit rule: normalize to common United States display units. Mayo is the tiebreaker, then Quest, then Labcorp. Fixture: 17 markers, 101 rows, 70 source names, 11 conversion rules.

visualShape is stored geometry (band, floor, ceiling, point). regionMeaning is stored polarity (reference, optimal, concern_low, concern_high). Neither is inferred from labels at render time.

Conversion guardrails for LDL cholesterol
mmol/L to mg/dLvalue * 38.67