Editing Hypertriglyceridemia (section)

=== 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]])
|-
|<&nbsp;150
|<&nbsp;1.70
|Normal range&nbsp;– low risk
|-
|150–199
|1.70–2.25
|Slightly above normal
|-
|200–499
|2.26–5.65
|Some risk
|-
|500 or higher
|>&nbsp;5.65
|Very high&nbsp;– 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>