You need to know your HDL in order to make a decision on statins.
I have elevated LDL, but I also have very elevated HDL, the good cholesterol. Supposedly the HDL helps to offset the LDL.
I also have always had perfect BP. I am now 67.
I take no medications for anything.
Yes, I know that I could drop dead at any moment :P
It seems that LDLs come in about 5 different densities. Even within LDLs there are smaller denser versions and larger fluffier ones. If your LDLs are low, but almost all of the smaller, denser types, that can still be dangerous. These can get trapped in lesions in the blood vessels caused by inflammation largely as a result of things like wheat/gluten, thus causing plaque in the vessels.
On the other hand the larger fluffier type, tend to not cause plaque beacuse they pass through the blood vessels. A higher LDL count if it’s mostly this sort is not an issue. Most cholesteterol tests don’t test for the diiferent types of LDL and are purely a calculated figure rather than several measured ones. You have to ask for that specifically.
My overall cholesterol would be considered high, however ny doctor in South Africa is happy with the component parts, ie high HDL with low triglycerides, LDL irrelevant because it doesn’t split the diiferent types. Next time I have a test done, I’ll ask him to get the full details - dependant on costs.