Health screening - blood test results

Yesterday I had a series of blood tests done at a wellness screening offered by my employer. Normally I have this done at a local 'Focus on Health' event. This is actually cheaper. As a part-time employee I got the full package of screenings for $25. That's quite a deal!

Anyway, my vitals were: 5' 8", 160 lbs., bp was 160/90 (I know!).

Actually, I've still been trying to get my blood pressure under control (with my doctor's help). This morning it was 130/80 before I'd taken my medicine. Much better than the 200/100 that it had been!

I was curious to see if any of my numbers would be out of whack - possibly causing the bp issues - but that was not the case. In fact, they are better than they've been in every area except one!

I should also note, though, that I was still taking the MethylPREDNIsolone 4mg**. Apparently it didn't make much of a difference.

My cholesterol and LDL are high, but actually lower than they have been in previous years. Triglycerides is the one area that jumped way up - from 115 to 171.

Here is a comparison of the past few years:

Name Standard Range	4/15/15	4/15/15	4/19/17	9/14/18	12/17/19
A/G Ratio 1.0 - 2.5 g/dL			2.1	2.0	1.9
Albumin 3.4 - 5.0 g/dL	4.6		4.8	4.9	5.2
Alkaline phos 50 - 136 U/L	79		72	72	78
Alt (SGPT) 10 - 40 U/L			27	16	25
Ast (SGOT) 15 - 37 U/L	17		26	25	19
Bilirubin total 0.0 - 1.0 mg/dL	0.6		0.8	0.9	0.7
Bun 9 - 21 mg/dL			9	15	16
Calcium 8.5 - 10.3 mg/dL	9.3		9.6	9.7	10.2
Chloride 98 - 107 mmol/L			95	98	93
Cholesterol 0 - 200 mg/dL	240		233	248	229
Chol/HDL ratio ratio	4.80		4.48	4.13	4.49
Co2 21 - 29 mmol/L			28	28	29
Creatinine 0.80 - 1.40 mg/dL	0.9		0.87	0.87	1.03
Estimated Avg Glucose mg/dl			105	111	108
Globulin 1.9 - 3.7 g/dL			2.3	2.5	2.7
Glucose 70 - 99 mg/dL	102		92	104	93
HDL 40 - 60 mg/dL	50		52	60	51
Hematocrit 40.0 - 54.0 %			40.7	42.2	43.9
Hemoglobin 13.5 - 17.2 g/dL			14.1	14.3	15.3
Hemoglobin A1C 4.1 - 5.7 %			5.3	5.5	5.4
LDL 63 - 130 mg/dL	143		157	165	144
MCH 27.0 - 33.0 pg			31.1	32.0	32.6
MCHC 32.0 - 36.0 g/dL			34.6	33.9	34.9
MCV 82.0 - 98.0 fl			89.8	94.4	93.4
MPV 8.6 - 12.6 fl					11.6
Non-HDL chol mg/dL	190		181	188	178
Platelets 150 - 450 th/uL			180	185	251
Potassium 3.6 - 5.1 mmol/L	4.5		4.8	5.3	4.0
Protein total 6.3 - 8.2 g/dL			7.1	7.4	7.9
PSA 0.0 - 4.0 ng/mL		0.4	0.4	0.6	0.4
RBC 4.30 - 5.70 mi/uL			4.53	4.47	4.70
RDW 11.5 - 14.5 %			12.7	12.9	12.4
RDW-SD 36.4 - 54.5 fl			41.3	44.5	42.1
Sodium 134 - 146 mmol/L	139		136	139	137
Triglyceride 0 - 150 mg/dL	233		119	115	171
TSH 0.25 - 4.50 uIU/mL			1.08	1.12	2.64
WBC 3.4 - 10.5 th/uL			4.8	3.6	6.7

So, there ya go. Maybe not 'healthy as a horse'... but fairly healthy for a past-middle-aged man. I guess.