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Lipid Profile
This lipid profile reports total cholesterol, HDL, directly measured LDL, VLDL and triglycerides. Seeing them together helps explain a result that the total cholesterol alone can hide.
Price for this test on its ownAED 189Test price AED 89
Clinical authorDr Nirupama SabhapathySpecialist Clinical Pathology
- Sample
- Serum
- Laboratory turnaround
- 24 hours
- Collection
- Dubai
- Laboratory
- Intel Lab
Understanding the test
What does the Lipid Profile test measure?
Also called Cholesterol & Triglycerides Panel
The profile can provide a cardiovascular risk baseline or follow changes during treatment. Family history and the timing of the last meal are useful context.
When it may be requested
A personal baseline
The fractions help place a total cholesterol measurement in context.
Review after treatment
Comparison under similar conditions can show which fractions changed since treatment began.
Inside this test
What the laboratory looks for
Panel components
- Cholesterol, Total
- Cholesterol, VLDL
- Cholesterol, LDL (Direct)
- Triglycerides
- Cholesterol, HDL
Before your sample
Prepare for collection
SpecimenSerum
Your checklist
Intel Lab specifies an overnight fast, usually nine to twelve hours, with plain water. If you take diabetes medicines, get individual fasting instructions in advance.
A clinician takes a small sample of blood from a vein. The laboratory uses serum, the liquid separated from the blood after it clots.
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Understanding your result
24 hoursLaboratory turnaround
Result guideLipid Profile
Reading your result
LDL, HDL and triglycerides describe different aspects of lipid transport. Personal risk factors influence the significance of a value and any goal set by a clinician.
What can affect it
- One profile alone cannot show whether an artery is narrowed.
From sample to follow-up
Your testing journey
Laboratory testLipid Profile
- Specimen
- Serum
- Turnaround
- 24 hours
Open your laboratory report
Look for Lipid Profile in your report. Use the sample type and collection time when comparing it with an earlier report.
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Discuss the next step
Compare the four measurements with the previous panel under similar preparation conditions and discuss your individual cardiovascular risk.
Clinical expertise
Your laboratory team
Patient questions
Before you book
Why might my triglycerides differ between two visits?
Meals and other recent factors can influence them. Following the preparation instructions and recording whether you fasted makes comparisons more useful.
What does a lipid profile measure?
There are five results in this order: total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, directly measured LDL cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol and triglycerides. LDL and HDL describe cholesterol carried in different particles. VLDL mainly carries triglycerides. Your clinician reads the pattern alongside your other heart risk factors.
What is the difference between HDL and LDL cholesterol?
LDL is the fraction most closely tied to gradual build-up in artery walls, so a raised LDL is the main concern. HDL carries cholesterol away from the tissues, and a low HDL, especially alongside high triglycerides, is a recognisable metabolic signature linked to insulin resistance. Your doctor reads both together rather than either on its own.
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Sources & further reading
Written by Dr Nirupama Sabhapathy, Specialist Clinical Pathology. Medically reviewed by Dr Joyce Jose, Specialist Clinical Pathology, on .
Catalogue information and AED price checked on 2 November 2026. Clinical suitability, preparation, collection arrangements and turnaround are confirmed for your selected test.