In my early 30s, bmi of 21, do both high and low intensity workouts 3-5 days a week. My dad’s side has a history of high cholesterol but no heart attacks. My blood pressure is low to normal.
At my last physical, my total cholesterol was around 200, and my LpA was 223 😬 the other numbers were elevated, but all under 200. My triglycerides were excellent at around 65. I did a CAC and got a score of 0, so I thought I was in the clear and could at least wait a while and jus focus on eating healthy. I eat pretty healthy and try to incorporate fiber into my diet, but I will admit I haven’t been tracking. Since LpA is the biggest driver and it doesn’t respond to diet and exercise, I kind of feel like I don’t want to totally overhaul my diet and lose foods I love when it may not make that big of a difference.
Because my LpA is in the 90-95th percentile, should I be on a statin asap?