Cholesterol Testing

How to check your Cholesterol levels with a home fingerprick blood test kit

What Is A Cholesterol Test For?

A Cholesterol test is also known as a Total Cholesterol test.

Cholesterol is a fatty substance known as a lipid and is vital for the normal functioning of the body. It's mainly made by the liver, but can also be found in some foods.

Having a high cholesterol level, associated with a high amount of fats in your blood (hyperlipidaemia) can be detrimental to your health. There is evidence that having high cholesterol increases your risk from cardiovascular diseases and associated death. It's also important to consider the ratio of 'Good' and 'Bad' cholesterol.

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Cholesterol Testing UK Statistics 2021

58.7% of people tested have Cholesterol levels which are too high.

The average Cholesterol result is 8.2 mmol/L
Note what is normal for you may differ for your age and gender.

Men tend to report higher Cholesterol in their blood than women.

As many as one in two men tested have high levels of Cholesterol

41.3%

of people have Cholesterol blood levels in the normal range. Do you?

Are you in the 41.3% with normal results?

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What If Cholesterol Test Levels Are High?

Put simply: the lower your total cholesterol, the better.

Eating healthily and doing regular exercise can help lower the level of cholesterol in your blood. This is also proven to reduce your risk from cardiovascular disease.

High cholesterol can also be caused by inherited conditions so should be investigated further if other immediate relatives suffer from the condition.

What If Cholesterol Test Levels Are Low?

There has historically been some debate about whether a very low cholesterol level is harmful. Low cholesterol is often seen when there is an existing problem like malnutrition, liver disease, or cancer. However there is no evidence that low cholesterol causes any of these problems.

How To Test Cholesterol?

The Cholesterol Test allows you to accurately check your levels of Cholesterol in a fingerprick blood sample.

You can check your Cholesterol levels by buying a home fingerprick blood test kit below. Your sample is then professionally analysed in an accredited laboratory for total reassurance. The Vitall Cholesterol Home Test Kit includes a Cholesterol test and is available for just £49.

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Other Biomarkers Often Tested With Cholesterol

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Why Take The Cholesterol Test?

Our cholesterol home blood test kit checks the levels of specific fats in your blood including triglycerides and 'Good' and 'Bad' cholesterol.

High levels of cholesterol significantly increase the risk from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.

Assessing your cholesterol levels allows you to make targeted healthy lifestyle choices to reduce your risk from cardiovascular diseases.

Take control of your health without any of the inconvenience of going to the doctors with one of Vitall’s at-home blood tests.

Who Should Take The Cholesterol Blood Test?

Measure blood fats and assess your risk from heart disease using a home fingerprick blood test kit.

You get the convenience of home testing with the reassurance of professional clinical analysis. Your results are delivered quickly & securely online.

This Cholesterol Test is advised if you:

are overweight or obese (have a high BMI);
are, or have been, a smoker;
don't do much exercise or lead a sedentary lifestyle;
drink alcohol regularly or are a binge drinker;
have an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) ;
have diabetes, or impaired glucose tolerance;
have family history of heart disease;
have immediate family who have had a heart attack, stroke or heart bypass surgery;
have kidney disease;
have polycystic ovary syndrome;
want the convenience of home testing without waiting for a GP appointment;
need a high quality, clinically accredited test done in a professional clinical laboratory.

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How Much Do Cholesterol Tests Cost?

The Vitall cholesterol test is available online for just £49. Your home test kit will be dispatched by free first class post for delivery to your door.

For the best value testing you can also upgrade this cholesterol home test to tests which also measure other biomarkers, including:

Cholesterol & hs-CRP - Check blood fat levels with highly sensitive heart disease risk analysis.
Artery Health - Assess artery health and your risk from hardening or furring of the arteries.

When you checkout to buy your cholesterol test online we also offer additional options, including:

Upgrade to next day delivery of your home test kit for an additional £7.99.
Visit the Patient Reception in central London for just £25. Your cholesterol test sample can be collected by a qualified nurse for immediate analysis.
Have a nurse visit you to collect the sample for your cholesterol test, this is available within the M25 area for just £149.

Whichever option you choose at checkout, buying the best cholesterol test online in the UK with Vitall ensures high quality results from an accredited laboratory.

Take control of your health today with one of Vitall’s home blood tests.