We usually get a VA panel done which checks: VLDL 1 &2, Tricglycerides, IDL, LP(a) cholesterol, and LDL 1,2,3 and4. Then we get lipid risk factor. Then also test for APOA1 and ApoB100/A1 ratio. There are other tests like the VAP panel that may be better.
Usually when my LDL and HDL levels are checked, so are the overall cholesterol levels as well as triglycerides and occasionally VLDL.