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A 29-year-old man approaches a physician to ask about his target cholesterol level. He has no personal or family history of cardiac disease. He does not smoke, denies high blood pressure and diabetes, and has a body mass index of 26 kg/m2. The man says he has heard there are multiple types of cholesterol, but wants to know just one marker that will be the best for him to follow. The physician advises that following the LDL cholesterol would be a reasonable option. At what LDL cholesterol level should pharmacologic therapy be considered?
(A) LDL cholesterol >100 mg/dL
(B) LDL cholesterol >130 mg/dL
(C) LDL cholesterol >160 mg/dL
(D) LDL cholesterol >190 mg/dL
(E) LDL cholesterol >200 mg/dL
A 29-year-old man approaches a physician to ask about his target cholesterol level. He has no personal or family history of cardiac disease. He does not smoke, denies high blood pressure and diabetes, and has a body mass index of 26 kg/m2. The man says he has heard there are multiple types of cholesterol, but wants to know just one marker that will be the best for him to follow. The physician advises that following the LDL cholesterol would be a reasonable option. At what LDL cholesterol level should pharmacologic therapy be considered?
(A) LDL cholesterol >100 mg/dL
(B) LDL cholesterol >130 mg/dL
(C) LDL cholesterol >160 mg/dL
(D) LDL cholesterol >190 mg/dL
(E) LDL cholesterol >200 mg/dL
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