Triglyceride to HDL Ratio Calculator

One of the most quoted screening proxies for insulin resistance, and it needs only two numbers that are already on your lipid panel.

mg/dL
mg/dL
Your Triglyceride to HDL Ratio

Reference bands

ResultBand
Under 2.0Optimal
2.0 to 3.0Borderline
Above 3.0High

Commonly cited cut points in the insulin-resistance literature. ⚠️ Derived in largely white populations and less predictive in Black adults.

One number is one line of your test.

BloodMarker reads your whole panel and tells you what the lines say together, which is the part no single calculation can do.

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Questions

What does a high triglyceride to HDL ratio mean?

It is associated with insulin resistance and with smaller, denser LDL particles. It is a screening signal, not a diagnosis.

Does it replace an insulin test?

No. A fasting insulin with glucose, used in HOMA-IR, measures the thing directly. This ratio is a free proxy from a panel you already have.

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Not medical advice. These calculators are for information only. Reference bands differ between laboratories and none of these numbers can be interpreted without your history, your other results and a clinician. Nothing you type here is sent to us or stored on a server.