Types of High Cholesterol
High cholesterol is divided into two types according to their underlying causes. They are:
- Primary Dyslipidemia, which is caused by genetic factors
- heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
- familial combined hyperlipidemia
- type III dysbetalipoporteinemia
- familial hyperchylomicronemia
- familial hypertriglyceridemia
- Secondary Dyslipidemia, which is caused by controllable factors such as medications, lifestyle choices and by diseases. Secondary dyslipidemia can be alleviated by removing the cause through making appropriate lifestyle changes, treating the illness, or changing the medication.
