Test your
Monocyte-to-HDL Ratio (MHR)
Looking for an easy way to test and monitor your Monocyte-to-HDL Ratio (MHR)?
It's included in the HealthieOne Complete test.
Monocyte-to-HDL Ratio (MHR)
Explanation: The Monocyte-to-HDL ratio captures the balance between your body's inflammatory activity and its protective lipid capacity. Monocytes are white blood cells that patrol your bloodstream and can enter artery walls where they transform into macrophages, the cells that engulf oxidized cholesterol and form the foam cells driving plaque growth. HDL cholesterol counteracts this process by removing cholesterol from arterial walls, inhibiting monocyte adhesion, and carrying anti-inflammatory and antioxidant proteins. This simple calculation from routine blood work provides additional view of how your immune system and lipid metabolism interact to influence cardiovascular and metabolic health.
Test purpose:
- Assess the inflammatory-protective balance affecting cardiovascular risk: Reveals whether your body's immune activation is adequately counterbalanced by HDL's protective functions, detecting vascular stress before clinical disease manifests.
Note: Universal clinical reference ranges have not been established for this calculated marker. Available cutoffs vary by population and clinical context. This value should be interpreted alongside individual component values, clinical history, and other relevant biomarkers.
An aspect of Cardiovascular Health.