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Persistent high cholestrol

2022-08-26 13:16:54
My dad is 51 years old, in march 2021 he was diagnosed with high cholestrolHdl : 247 , ldl :168 He was given statins for a duration. Last week he got tested again and still has same cholestrol level Hdl : 247 ldl : 170 What could be the reason?
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Its due to physical inactivity, familial inheritance , diet etc  He needs to be started on statins.
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