Causes of Cholesterol and lipids

This section discusses 40 medical conditions causing Cholesterol and lipids. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Common Causes: Cholesterol and lipids

Some of the possible common medical causes of Cholesterol and lipids may include:

• Obesity
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Diabetes mellitus
• Kidney disease
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Pregnancy
• Hypothyroidism
• Primary hypolipoproteinemia type 1

Other Causes: Cholesterol and lipids

Some of the less common causes of Cholesterol and lipids may include:

• Metabolic syndrome
• Carotid artery disease
• Pancreatitis
• Renal failure
• Excessive smoking
• Positive family history
• Medication induced such as glucocorticoids and estrogen
• Excessive alcohol intake

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Cholesterol and lipids:

The following list of conditions have 'Cholesterol and lipids' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Cholesterol and lipids or choose View All.

A

• Abetalipoproteinemia ... hypercholesterolemia
• Acquired total lipodystrophy ... abnormal lipid metabolism
• Apo A-I deficiency ... hypercholesterolemia

B

• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy ... hyperlipidemia
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 1 ... hyperlipidemia
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 2 ... hyperlipidemia

C

• Chromosome 14 uniparental disomy syndrome ... hypercholesterolemia
• Chromosome 15q, deletion ... hyperlipidemia
• Chromosome 3, trisomy 3p ... hypercholesterolemia

F

• Fowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome ... high cholesterol

H

• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis ... high cholesterol

I

• Infantile Refsum Disease ... hypocholesterolemia (abnormally low cholesterol)

L

• Lipid metabolism conditions ... abnormal lipid levels, abnormal lipid metabolism

M

• Metabolic disorders ... abnormal lipid levels
• Munk disease ... high cholesterol

N

• Nephrotic syndrome ... hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, high cholesterol, lipiduria
• Neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, Okinawa type ... hyperlipidemia
• Niemann-Pick disease, type B ... abnormal blood lipid level

P

• Polycystic ovaries urethral sphincter dysfunction ... high cholesterol
• Polycystic ovary syndrome ... low cholesterol, high triglycerides, Abnormal lipid levels, high cholesterol
• Progeria short stature pigmented nevi ... hyperlipidemia

S

• Sheehan Syndrome ... high cholesterol

T

• Total lipodystrophy ... abnormal lipid metabolism

Conditions listing medical complications: Cholesterol and lipids:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Cholesterol and lipids' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

I

• IgA nephropathy ... high cholesterol

M

• Metabolic Syndrome ... Hypercholesterolemia

P

• Physical inactivity ... high cholesterol

More Information About Cholesterol and lipids

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• Diabetes-related causes of Cholesterol and lipids
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List of 40 causes of Cholesterol and lipids

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Cholesterol and lipids in our database from various sources.

• Abetalipoproteinemia - hypercholesterolemia
• Acquired total lipodystrophy - abnormal lipid metabolism
• Apo A-I deficiency - hypercholesterolemia
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy - hyperlipidemia
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 1 - hyperlipidemia
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 2 - hyperlipidemia
• Carotid artery disease
• Chromosome 14 uniparental disomy syndrome - hypercholesterolemia
• Chromosome 15q, deletion - hyperlipidemia
• Chromosome 3, trisomy 3p - hypercholesterolemia
• Diabetes mellitus
• Excessive alcohol intake
• Excessive smoking
• Fowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome - high cholesterol
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - high cholesterol
• Hypothyroidism
• IgA nephropathy - high cholesterol
• Infantile Refsum Disease - hypocholesterolemia (abnormally low cholesterol)
• Kidney disease
• Lipid metabolism conditions - abnormal lipid levels
• Medication induced such as glucocorticoids and estrogen
• Metabolic disorders - abnormal lipid levels
• Metabolic Syndrome - Hypercholesterolemia
• Munk disease - high cholesterol
• Nephrotic syndrome - hyperlipidemia
• Neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, Okinawa type - hyperlipidemia
• Niemann-Pick disease, type B - abnormal blood lipid level
• Obesity
• Pancreatitis
• Physical inactivity - high cholesterol
• Polycystic ovaries urethral sphincter dysfunction - high cholesterol
• Polycystic ovary syndrome - low cholesterol
• Positive family history
• Pregnancy
• Primary hypolipoproteinemia type 1
• Progeria short stature pigmented nevi - hyperlipidemia
• Renal failure
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Sheehan Syndrome - high cholesterol
• Total lipodystrophy - abnormal lipid metabolism

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