I concur with GLC, those numbers are very important. My chol is currently 230, not far from GLC, but my HDL is very high, my ratio literally couldn't be better and, as well, my triglycerides are only around 40. There is a lot more to look at than a single number.

Interestingly enough, when I was on a conventional American low-fat diet - my chol. was much lower, certainly. However my ratio was horrible, my trigs were very high, and my HDL was virtually non-existent (at one time it was 5). More and more research is coming out regarding the interaction of all of this. Don't go on the statins without more information. Perhaps that will prove to be your best choice, but perhaps not. If you doc isn't interested in providing more information - and I do encourage you to get the test where they look at the LDL particle size, find a new doctor who will.