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Remnant Cholesterolmg/dL

Remnant cholesterol is the cholesterol carried by triglyceride-rich particles. It is total cholesterol minus LDL and HDL cholesterol.

See your own Remnant Cholesterol on its range.

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What Remnant Cholesterol measures

Remnant cholesterol is the cholesterol carried by triglyceride-rich particles. It is total cholesterol minus LDL and HDL cholesterol.

If your Remnant Cholesterol is low

Remnant cholesterol below the range is generally read as favorable.

Commonly associated with

Worth asking your clinician: Nothing specific.

If your Remnant Cholesterol is high

Remnant cholesterol above the range means more cholesterol carried in triglyceride-rich particles, commonly associated with high triglycerides, insulin resistance and not fasting before the draw.

Commonly associated with

Worth asking your clinician: Whether a fasting repeat changes the number and how triglycerides look.

Typical reference range

GroupTypical range
Adultsunder 30 mg/dL

Typical adult values used by many US labs. Your own report prints the range your lab validated for its method, and that range is the one that counts. Labwise always uses the printed range first.

If it is within range

Your remnant cholesterol is within the range printed by your lab.

Also listed as

Remnant-C, Remnant Lipoprotein Cholesterol

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This page is general information about what a laboratory test measures and what results outside a reference range are commonly associated with. It is not medical advice, does not diagnose any condition and does not replace your clinician. Discuss your results with your healthcare provider.