Lipid profile (ana kuma kiransa lipid panel, gwajin cholesterol ko gwajin kitsen jini) yana auna kitsen da ke cikin jininku waɗanda ke da muhimmanci ga zuciyarku da jijiyoyin jininku:
- Jimillar cholesterol (total cholesterol): dukansa tare
- LDL cholesterol: nau'in "mara kyau" da ke taruwa a cikin bangon jijiyoyin jini a matsayin dattin kitse (plaque)
- HDL cholesterol: nau'in "mai kyau" da ke mayar da ragowar cholesterol zuwa hanta
- Triglycerides: kitse daga abinci da barasa da jiki ke ajiyewa don kuzari
- Sau da yawa VLDL, non-HDL cholesterol da ratio na jimilla zuwa HDL, waɗanda ake lissafawa daga sauran
Cholesterol ba mummunan abu ba ne a kansa: jikinku yana buƙatarsa don ƙwayoyin jiki da sinadaran hormone. Matsalar ita ce LDL mai yawa na dogon lokaci, wanda ke matse jijiyoyin jini kuma ya ƙara damar bugun zuciya (heart attack) da shanyewar ɓarin jiki (stroke). Wannan haɗarin yana taruwa a ɓoye tsawon shekaru, shi ya sa gwajin yake da muhimmanci ko da kuna jin lafiya.



