blood cholesterol

blood cholesterol

A popular term for serum cholesterol, generally understood to mean total cholesterol.

blood cholesterol

The level of CHOLESTEROL circulating in the blood in combination with other fats and proteins in the form of low and high density LIPOPROTEINS. Cholesterol levels vary with sex, age, diet and hereditary factors. In people who get most of their energy from carbohydrates cholesterol levels are low. The blood cholesterol varies considerably from time to time, so a single uncontrolled reading is of little significance.