Nutritional considerations in the variability of plasma cholesterol measurements.

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Nutritional considerations in the variability of plasma cholesterol measurements.

European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Oct 1991

Samman S

Abstract excerpt

The concentration of plasma cholesterol is influenced by biological factors as well as clinical and analytical ones. Day-to-day variation can provide a misleading estimate of plasma cholesterol as it can differ by up to 12%. Seasonal variations occur with elevated concentrations in (northern hemi...

Topics

Blood Specimen Collection
Cholesterol
Diet
Genetic Variation
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia
Life Style
Nutrition Assessment
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies

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