Lipid Profile Test in Gurgaon

At a Glance

Profile: Lipid Profile. Tests: 9 parameters. Price: From 390. Fasting: 10 hours required. Sample: Serum. Reports: 24 hours, digital. Home collection: Available across Gurgaon. Lab: NABL-accredited. This is the single-panel booking for anyone whose doctor has asked for a cholesterol check: nine parameters from one serum sample, and one piece of preparation that matters, the 10-hour fast. The Lipid Profile is also contained in every full body package, starting with the Basic Full Body Checkup (77 parameters), so if you need several panels at once a package costs less than booking each one separately. ## Why the 10-Hour Fast Is Required Triglycerides climb for several hours after a meal, and by how much varies from person to person and from dinner to dinner. Other values on the report, such as VLDL, depend on the triglyceride figure. A fasting sample gives the steady baseline doctors use to decide whether treatment is needed, whereas a sample drawn after food can show a high triglyceride result that is partly last night's dinner. Fasting means plain water only for 10 hours. Tea, coffee, juice and chewing gum all break it. For a Gurgaon office day the practical plan is a last meal by about 9 PM and a draw around 7 AM, before the commute starts. A phlebotomist visiting your home in Sector 54, DLF Phase 3 or Nirvana Country makes that possible without queuing hungry at a collection centre and arriving late for a 9:30 meeting. Medicines are a separate question: unless your doctor has told you otherwise, take prescribed tablets as usual, and mention any cholesterol-lowering medicine when you book. ## What the 9 Parameters Report Cholesterol Total, Cholesterol - LDL, Cholesterol HDL, Cholesterol VLDL, Non-HDL cholesterol and Triglycerides are the six measured or derived values. Cholesterol LDL/Cholesterol HDL, Cholesterol Total/Cholesterol HDL Ratio and HDL/LDL Ratio restate those same figures as ratios. Non-HDL cholesterol is total cholesterol minus HDL, so it counts every cholesterol-carrying particle that can deposit in artery walls, not LDL alone. The AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol (2018) identifies non-HDL cholesterol as a better predictor of risk than LDL alone, which matters most when triglycerides are raised. The three ratios add little beyond the primary values, but some doctors like to follow them. ## Sitting, Screens and a Cholesterol Report Long desk hours, meals eaten at the workstation and little movement in daylight are lifestyle factors your doctor weighs alongside the numbers. The profile shows the numbers, not the cause. Two medical conditions are worth knowing about because they move lipids: diabetes, which affects around 101 million Indian adults (ICMR-INDIAB, 2023), and an underactive thyroid, which affects roughly one in ten (Unnikrishnan et al., 2013) and can raise LDL. If your LDL is high without an obvious reason, a doctor may add a thyroid test. The Full Body Checkup with Thyroid (80 parameters) pairs the two. ## What This Profile Cannot Do A Lipid Profile does not diagnose heart disease and a normal one does not rule it out. Cardiovascular risk is judged by a doctor combining these numbers with age, blood pressure, diabetes status, smoking and family history. A single result is also a snapshot: values drift from week to week, and acute illness, recent weight loss and pregnancy can all shift them. For a fair trend, repeat under the same conditions, fasted, and at a similar point in your routine. ## What Is Not Included No Apolipoprotein B, Apolipoprotein A1, Lipoprotein a, Homocysteine or high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein; those advanced risk markers are in the Cardiac Profile package, which supplements a Lipid Profile and does not replace it. Also not included: blood glucose or HbA1c, thyroid tests, liver or kidney function, an ECG, a treadmill test or a troponin. Each is a separate order, and most are inside the full body packages. ## Sources American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association, Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol, 2018 · Anjana RM, Mohan V, et al. ICMR-INDIAB, Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2023;11(7):474–489 · Unnikrishnan AG, et al. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013;17(4):647–652 Content last reviewed: October 2026

Fasting: 10 hours required. Nothing but plain water. A last meal by about 9 PM and a draw around 7 AM works for most office schedules. Fasting matters because triglycerides rise for hours after eating and some report values depend on them. Sample: A single venous blood draw; serum is analysed. All 9 parameters run from that one sample. Medications: Continue prescribed medicines unless your doctor says otherwise, and mention any cholesterol-lowering tablet when booking. People on diabetes medicines should check with their doctor how to take them during a fast. Alcohol and food: Avoid alcohol and a very heavy, fatty meal the evening before; both can push triglycerides up. Recent illness: Cholesterol can read lower than usual during and just after a significant illness. Mention anything recent. Repeat testing: Keep the fasting duration and your routine similar each time so results can be followed as a trend. Home collection: Available across Gurgaon, including Sector 14, 29, 38, 42, 44, 46, 49, 54, 55, 56, 57, Golf Course Road, Golf Course Extension, Sohna Road, DLF Phase 1–5, Udyog Vihar, Palam Vihar and South City. Any charge is shown in the booking flow before you confirm. Reports: Digital within 24 hours, all 9 parameters with reference ranges and abnormal values flagged.