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Optimal levels for HDL (good) cholesterol are considered 60 mg/dL and higher. Slightly less great but still good levels are between 50 and 59 mg/dL. Levels that cause concern are considered 39 mg/dL or lower for men, and 49 mg/dL or lower for women.
The normal, and desirable, total cholesterol level is any level less than 200 milligrams per deciliter of blood, according to the National Institutes of Health. Optimal levels of LDL and HDL cholesterol are less than 100 milligrams and 40 milligrams per deciliter of blood, respectively.