Apo B Test and Why You MUST Get It NOW!
11 Nov 2025 · 10 min
Dr. Anne Truong explains why the apolipoprotein B test is a better predictor of heart disease risk than standard cholesterol panels. Apo B measures the actual particles clogging your arteries, costs around $100, and links directly to erectile dysfunction. She covers test ranges, lifestyle fixes like the Mediterranean diet and exercise, and when to take statins.
Questions this episode answers
20 to 400 milligram per deciliter
Higher than 130 milligram per deciliter
Targets of less than 65–80 milligrams per deciliter
Men: 66–130 mg/dL; Women: 60–117 mg/dL
Pregnancy, high cholesterol, kidney problems
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The APO B test, also known as APO lipoprotein B test, is the blood test that measure the level of APO lipoprotein B in your blood. APOB is actually a protein that is bound to LDL or low density lipoprotein and vldl. Low density lipoprotein. Those are the bad cholesterol that when your doctor do blood test it shows LDL or vldl and these are the ones that bound together and create this waxy plaque that clog up your arteries. So think of it like the pipe in your sink and it gets clogged up by the hair and the gunk and then the water can't flow through. The same thing when you have cardiovascular disease where the blood vessel has this waxy plaque that's stuck on the side of it and blood can't flow through and that waxy plaque is LDL and vldl. And what's interesting is that APOB protein bind to the LDL and the vldl. So it's actually APOB is considered a better indicator of cardiovascular risk than your traditional cholesterol lipid panel test because it directly measured the number of atherogenic particles in your blood. I find this very interesting and I ordered this test on everyone that comes in to see me for ed. So essentially apob take the ldl, the vldl where they're going and it only give rise to the ldl, the vldl and you won't find a good cholesterol with it. The hdl. When you measure this in the blood, it's a good indicator of your your cardiovascular risk. So researchers have found that measuring the APOB may directly predict your heart and blood vessel disease much better than your cholesterol panel because it is APO B protein carried one to one with the ldl. So having said that, it is a good risk predictor for people with metabolic syndrome or or diabetes because the LDL may be a little smaller or denser and therefore a lipid panel or cholesterol panel may not show that accurately at this point. And what is the level you need to be at? Your apolipoprotein B100 test should range between 20 to 400 milligram per deciliter and if you are higher than 130 milligram per deciliter you're at a higher risk of heart and blood vessel disease. Some cardiology guideline recommend a target of less than 65 or 80 milligrams per deciliter of APOB and they suggest goals for people between the age of 40 to 75 who take statin to be between this range of 65-80mg per deciliter. So what is a normal level of APOB? For a man it's between a 66 to to 130mg per deciliter and for a woman 60 to 117mg per deciliter. However, to note there are conditions that make your APOB test result higher than normal such as pregnancy, having high cholesterol and kidney problem and there are conditions that make your APOB number lower than normal such as having an infection like sepsis, having liver disease and then taking estrogen. It only takes a couple of days for the APOB test to come back. You get it from the veins normally when you would get like full cholesterol and blood sugar. And if it is abnormal then you should see your doctor and you should consider taking these recommendations so it is abnormal. Try exercising for 30 minutes a day, eat more fruits and vegetable like for instance the Mediterranean diet, limiting fat in your diet and fried food, keeping your BMI at least under 28, avoiding tobacco products and consider taking cholesterol lowering drug. However if you change your exercise and your diet you may not need to do that at all. And also just know that changing your diet goes a long way and discuss your blood work with your doctor. And how much does it cost for this APO lipoprotein B test or APO B test? It's around $100 if insurance doesn't cover if you have to pay for it by yourself but most of the time insurance will cover it. I hope you find this helpful considering asking for an APO B test on your next blood work because it may save your life because this is the better indicator of your cardiovascular risk. And why am I talking about that with ed? Because if you have an abnormal APOB level. And let's say you're on statin and you're at 130. Well, you know that your risk factors of cardiovascular disease is high. So you need to do something about it because you're going to be at risk for not only ED, but also heart attack and a stroke. And maybe if you get this annually, especially for men over 40, you get this annually, you can actually see your risk factor for cardiovascular disease. And you can actually probably even see why you have ED by following this APOB level and trying to keep it down by your diet and exercise. So it's a good test to get for risk factor predictor and for something for you to get at least once a year. And I totally recommend it. I measure that in all my patients and I see that it goes down with diet and exercise. Remarkably, you can see that change in about two to three months. So I hope you find this useful. I appreciate you like comment and subscribe and share this and just know that after modern man, you can live more, love more, and be happy. And let's join me in the sexual revolution to regain our sexual independence without surgery or medication. I'll see you in the next episode.
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