Cholesterol question

I was wondering--how do the labs figure total cholesterol?

My Total cholesterol is 223( I know, not good)
My LDL is 136
My HDL is 44
My triglycerides are 73

The ratio of TC/HDL is awful!! 5.13. Anything above 5 is not normal.
The ratio of LDL/HDL is normal 3.09
The ratio of Triglycerides/HDL is good-- 1.65

But... how are they getting my total cholesterol of 223? From what I have read,
it's the LDL + HDL + 1/5 of your triglycerides. If this was the case, my total
cholesterol would be 195. I am confused.

Jraney

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I was wondering--how do the labs figure total cholesterol?

My Total cholesterol is 223( I know, not good)
My LDL is 136
My HDL is 44
My triglycerides are 73

The ratio of TC/HDL is awful!! 5.13. Anything above 5 is not normal.
The ratio of LDL/HDL is normal 3.09
The ratio of Triglycerides/HDL is good-- 1.65

But... how are they getting my total cholesterol of 223? From what I
have read,
it's the LDL + HDL + 1/5 of your triglycerides. If this was the case,
my total
cholesterol would be 195. I am confused.

Usually, it is reverse - they measure TC, TG, HDL and compute LDL.

Mirek