Please help me read these test results

[SteelWeaver]

Not mine - a friend of mine's. She's 26, a marathon runner, eats fairly well, doesn't weight train, generally healthy lifestyle though. She had her annual health check here in Japan, but can't understand what the results mean, and doctors here don't explain that sort of thing.

They said she had protein in her urine. What does that mean?

T-Cholesterol level was 149
HDL: 62
Triglycerides (?) 38

These numbers are low to normal. Apparently a suggestion of "too low" was made ... is that possible? What would be a reason for that and are there any health consequences for blood lipid levels being too low?

Thanks

 

[gingernut]

Protein was found in my urine during a medical last year. The Dr. did a repeat test and found everything was OK.

 

[wilson6]

Labs look fine. Typical for a distance runner.

Protein in the urine can come from a long run, depends on how much. Have her take a few days off from running and have the urine rechecked.

W6

 

[FitFossil]

Is it possible if cholesterol is too low, it could affect hormone levels, since they're derived from cholesterol?

 

[SteelWeaver]

Thanks gn and W6. And I'll echo FF's question. Too low isn't a problem ( not specifically this girl, in general)?

 

[fawnmarie]

FitFossil,

From some of my recent studies of endocrinology, I got the distinct impression that high serum cholesterol levels were indicative of cholesterol NOT being properly utilized to produce hormones (and cell walls).

In the presence of adequate T-3, cholesterol is utilized for these purposes. In the absence of adequate T-3, cholesterol is not utilized and ends up "floating" in the bloodstream, and showing up as high serum levels.

One distinct marker of hypothyroidism is high serum cholesterol levels.

Just something I recall from following other threads of study.

Fawn