Ka ine te lipid profile (ka kīia hoki ko te lipid panel, ko te whakamātautau cholesterol rānei) i ngā ngako i tō toto e hira ana mō tō manawa me ō iaia toto:
- Cholesterol katoa (total cholesterol): te katoa i te wā kotahi
- LDL cholesterol: te momo "kino" e putu ana ki roto i ngā pakitara o ngā iaia toto hei para (plaque)
- HDL cholesterol: te momo "pai" e kawe ana i te cholesterol taikaha ki te ate
- Triglycerides: ngā ngako mai i te kai me te waipiro ka putua hei pūngao
- I te nuinga o te wā, ko te VLDL, te non-HDL cholesterol me te ōwehenga katoa-ki-te-HDL, ka tātaihia mai i ērā atu
Ehara te cholesterol i te mea kino ki a ia anō: e hiahia ana tō tinana ki a ia mō ngā pūtau me ngā taiaki. Ko te raru, ko te nui rawa o te LDL mō te wā roa rawa, ka whāiti ai ngā iaia toto, ka piki te tūponotanga o te manawa-hē (heart attack) me te ikura roro (stroke). Ka hanga puku tēnei tūraru mō ngā tau maha, koinā te take he mea nui te whakamātautau ahakoa e ora ana koe.



