Higaada saxda ah ee ereyga waa "lipidemia," oo sidoo kale loo yaqaan "hyperlipidemia." Waxay tilmaamaysaa xaalad caafimaad oo lagu garto heerarka sare ee dufanka (dufanka) ee dhiigga. Tan waxaa ku jiri kara heerarka sare ee kolestaroolka, triglycerides, ama labadaba. Lipidemia waxay kordhin kartaa khatarta ah inuu ku dhaco cudurrada wadnaha, istaroogga, iyo dhibaatooyinka kale ee caafimaadka. Daaweyntu waxay caadi ahaan ku lug leedahay isbeddelada qaab nololeedka sida cunto caafimaad leh iyo jimicsi, iyo sidoo kale daawooyinka haddii loo baahdo.