Assessing risk using different cholesterol-screening methods.
The purpose of this study was to compare total capillary, total venous, risk ratio, high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein measures of cholesterol to determine whether total capillary cholesterol is a valid measure to use in cholesterol screening. An announcement and a registration form were distributed with employee paychecks announcing a cholesterol-screening programme. Capillary and venous samples were collected from screening participants (n=285). Results indicated false negatives in total capillary cholesterol in 17.21-34.4% of cases compared with other methods of cholesterol measurement. Due to the high number of misclassifications, health educators should not use total capillary cholesterol as a predictor of risk for heart disease, nor as a measure for referral during cholesterol screenings.
Baylor University, PO Box 97313, Waco, TX 76798, USA. rodney_bowden@baylor.edu
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D000328:Adult; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011634:Public Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL