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==Diagnosis== The diagnosis is made on [[blood test]]s, often performed as part of [[Screening (medicine)|screening]]. The normal triglyceride level is less than 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L).<ref name=CPG2012/><ref name="Pej2006">{{cite journal | vauthors = Pejic RN, Lee DT | title = Hypertriglyceridemia | journal = Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine | volume = 19 | issue = 3 | pages = 310β316 | date = MayβJun 2006 | pmid = 16672684 | doi = 10.3122/jabfm.19.3.310 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Once diagnosed, other blood tests are usually required to determine whether the raised triglyceride level is caused by other underlying disorders ("secondary hypertriglyceridemia") or whether no such underlying cause exists ("primary hypertriglyceridaemia"). There is a hereditary predisposition to both primary and secondary hypertriglyceridemia.<ref name=CPG2012/> === Guidelines === [[File:Blood_values_sorted_by_mass_and_molar_concentration.png|thumb|450x450px|[[Reference ranges for blood tests]], showing usual ranges for triglycerides (increasing with age) in orange at right.]] The [[National Cholesterol Education Program]] has set guidelines for triglyceride levels:<ref name="NCEP-triglycerides">{{cite web |title=Triglycerides |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003493.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228062757/http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Triglycerides_UCM_306029_Article.jsp |archive-date=28 February 2014 |access-date=2015-04-23 |website=MedlinePlus}}</ref><ref>Crawford, H., Micheal. ''Current Diagnosis & Treatment Cardiology''. 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill Medical, 2009. p19</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" |Level ! rowspan="2" |Interpretation |- !([[Milligram|mg]]/[[Decilitre|dL]]) !([[Mole (unit)|mmol]]/[[Litre|L]]) |- |< 150 |< 1.70 |Normal range β low risk |- |150β199 |1.70β2.25 |Slightly above normal |- |200β499 |2.26β5.65 |Some risk |- |500 or higher |> 5.65 |Very high β high risk |} These levels are tested after [[Fasting#Medical application|fasting]] 8 to 12 hours. Triglyceride levels remain temporarily higher for a period after eating. The AHA recommends an optimal triglyceride level of 100{{nbs}}mg/dL (1.1{{nbs}}mmol/L) or lower to improve heart health.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 September 2012 |title=What's considered normal? |url=http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/triglycerides/art-20048186 |website=Triglycerides: Why do they matter? |publisher=[[Mayo Clinic]]}}</ref>
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