Know Your Cholesterol Levels
Hyperlipidemia, or high cholesterol in common language, refers to the condition that presents in the blood serum lipid profile as cholesterol levels of more than 240 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter).
A cholesterol level of less than 200 mg/dL is considered desirable, whereas 200-240 mg/dL is considered moderately to borderline high.
