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What is a Normal Level of Apo B? #ApoB #ApolipoproteinB #ApoBTest #shorts #youtubeshorts #trending

25 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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A brief YouTube short (by Anne Truong MD) that explains normal ApoB reference ranges (men: 66–130 mg/dL; women: 60–117 mg/dL), lists conditions that can raise (pregnancy, high cholesterol, kidney problems) or lower (sepsis/infection, liver disease, estrogen use) ApoB, and describes that the test is drawn from a venous blood sample alongside routine labs and typically returns in a couple of days; advises seeing a doctor if abnormal.

Questions this video answers

66 to 130 mg/dL.

60 to 117 mg/dL.

Pregnancy, high cholesterol, and kidney problems.

Infection such as sepsis, liver disease, and taking estrogen.

From a venous blood draw (same time as full cholesterol and blood sugar).

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So what is a normal level of APOB? For a man, it's between 66 to 130 milligrams per deciliter and for a woman 60 to 117 milligrams 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.