Jodi:

Please look at the sticky - understanding cholesterol numbers - at the top of this thread. It explains that your total cholesterol number is much less important than your HDL and triglycerides -- excerpt below...

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HDL RATIOS

A very convenient way of expressing your risk of heart disease which takes into account both the total (bad) and HDL (good) cholesterol is the ratio between the two. If this is under 4.5, you don't need to worry, although a 'perfect' score would be under 3.5. So if your total cholesterol is 200 mg/dl and your HDL 50 mg/dl, your ratio is 4, and you're OK. But if your total is 200 and your HDL 35, your ratio is 5.7, and you may have a problem.
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Honey, your ratio is 2.9 - that's great! Based on that, your corony risk is low.

Jane