{"id":"triglycerides","name":"Triglycerides","shortName":"Triglycerides","aliases":["Triglyceride","TRIG","Trigs","Triglycerides, Serum","TRIGLYCERIDE LEVEL","Triglycerides, Fasting","Triglicéridos","Triglyzeride","Triglycerides, Serum or Plasma","Triglycerides, S","Triacylglycerol","Triacylglycerols","TAG","Serum triglycerides","Triglycerides (TG)","Triglycérides","Trigliceridi","Triglicerídeos","Triglyceriden","Blood triglycerides"],"abbreviations":["TRIG","TAG"],"loinc":[{"code":"2571-8","primary":true},{"code":"14927-8","primary":false},{"code":"35217-9","primary":false},{"code":"3048-6","primary":false}],"specimen":"serum-or-plasma","units":[{"ucum":"mg/dL","display":"mg/dL"},{"ucum":"mmol/L","display":"mmol/L"},{"ucum":"g/L","display":"g/L"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"20+","low":null,"high":149,"unit":"mg/dL","unitDisplay":"mg/dL","note":"Normal: below 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L). Mayo, Labcorp, Quest, ARUP, NCEP ATP III and MedlinePlus agree. Labs print it for any sample, but the categories were set for fasting samples (see the non-fasting row). 150-199 mg/dL is borderline high, 200-499 is high and 500 or more is very high. Mayo applies the adult range from age 18 and Quest from age 20.","sources":[{"title":"Triglycerides, Serum (test ID TRIG1)","url":"https://www.testcatalog.org/show/TRIG1","publisher":"Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Extended Catalog copy)","year":2026},{"title":"Triglycerides (test 001172)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/001172/triglycerides","publisher":"Labcorp"},{"title":"Triglycerides, Serum or Plasma (test 0020040)","url":"https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0020040","publisher":"ARUP Laboratories"},{"title":"Lipid Panel with Ratios, Quest Diagnostics (reference ranges as listed by Fullscript)","url":"https://us.fullscript.com/labs/quest/lipid-panel-with-ratios","publisher":"Quest Diagnostics (via Fullscript)"},{"title":"Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III): Executive Summary","url":"https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/guidelines/atp3xsum.pdf","publisher":"NHLBI / National Institutes of Health","year":2001},{"title":"Triglycerides Test: MedlinePlus Medical Test","url":"https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/triglycerides-test/","publisher":"MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine)"}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"A type of fat in your blood that carries energy from food. It rises after meals, and high levels are linked to heart disease and, when very high, pancreatitis.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/triglycerides","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}