CRP/HDL can add context to heart and metabolic risk, especially when hs-CRP or cholesterol results seem mixed. It helps track changes from diet, exercise, weight, and medicines that affect inflammation and HDL. It is most useful alongside your lipid panel and standard risk scores. You can test this marker with Aniva across Germany and Finland.

CRP/HDL can add context to heart and metabolic risk, especially when hs-CRP or cholesterol results seem mixed. It helps track changes from diet, exercise, weight, and medicines that affect inflammation and HDL. It is most useful alongside your lipid panel and standard risk scores. You can test this marker with Aniva across Germany and Finland.

High: Points to more inflammation compared with your HDL level. Review lifestyle basics and discuss other risk markers with your clinician.
Low: Points to less inflammation relative to HDL. Keep healthy habits and watch trends over time. This ratio is not guideline-endorsed; no standardized cutoffs. Read it with hs-CRP, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and ApoB, and recheck when you are well.

• hs-CRP
• HDL cholesterol
• LDL cholesterol
• Triglycerides
• Apolipoprotein B
• Lp(a)

Common factors that can skew results include acute infection, recent injury, surgery, or vaccination; strenuous exercise; smoking; heavy alcohol; dehydration; and pregnancy. Medicines and supplements may shift values: statins, fibrates, niacin, omega-3s, hormone therapy, corticosteroids, and NSAIDs can lower inflammation or alter HDL. Large weight changes, poor sleep, and chronic inflammatory conditions also affect results.

Special situations: if you are sick, recently vaccinated, postpartum, in an autoimmune flare, or starting/stopping lipid-lowering therapy, confirm with a repeat test when stable.