Usually when my LDL and HDL levels are checked, so are the overall cholesterol levels as well as triglycerides and occasionally VLDL.
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.