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ApoB target.
The single best lipid marker for cardiovascular risk. Plug in your number and your risk profile to get a target band, a lifestyle, vs, Rx threshold, and a re, test cadence.
● INPUTSYOU + YOUR LABS
Profile + panel.
● OUTPUTSTARGET · CADENCE
Your target.
● APOB TARGET
< 80
mg / dL
MODERATE RISK
● Your number
92 mg/dL
● Gap to target
+12 mg/dL above
● First, line intervention
Lifestyle
● Re, test cadence
6 months
● ACTION
Dietary saturated fat reduction, fiber 30+ g/day, and weight loss if applicable can move ApoB 10, 20% over 3 months. Re, test then.
● WHY APOB
Every atherogenic particle (LDL, VLDL, IDL, Lp(a)) carries exactly one ApoB on its surface. ApoB counts every particle that can deposit in an artery wall. LDL, C measures cholesterol content, ApoB measures particle number. Particle number is the better predictor of events. The two diverge most in metabolic syndrome and high triglycerides, the people who need the better marker most.
● HOW THE TIERS WORK
Targets are calibrated to risk burden. Low risk (no factors): < 90 mg/dL. Moderate (1, 2 factors or elevated Lp(a)): < 80. High (3+ factors or high Lp(a)): < 65. Very high (known event or multiple major factors): < 50. The Lp(a) elevation specifically pulls a target downward because it can't be moved with lifestyle, so ApoB has to compensate.