What does a cholesterol/HDL% mean?

I got some test results back and I know they are normal and nothing to worry about. But I'd like to know if they are of the order "OK and continue as you do" or "OK but it wouldn't hurt to improve". Where in the range of a Cholesterol/HDL% does 2.6 lie and what does it mean?

Look at your test results once again, and check the milligrams of HDL (the "good" cholesterol - easy to remember, just think H for Healthy.) A reading of 40 mgs or higher is desirable. If you would like to raise your HDL levels, avoid refined carbohydrates (white flour stuff, high sugar sweets) and work-out. Here is a link from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute that provides details of cholestrol profiles. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Dise... This link summarizes the findings of a Georgetown University exercise physiologist who studied HDL, diet and exercise.
http://www.drmirkin.com/heart/8756.html

HDL is the amount of what they call "good cholesterol and th range furnished to me should be between 35 to 80
LDL is the so called "bad cholesterol" and the range given is between 0 to 130.
This is the results printed and furnished by the United States , veterans administration, and OK'd by my doctors.

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