Metabolic syndrome and its predictors in an urban population in Kenya: A cross sectional study

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 1 List of tests, methodologies and coefficient of variation

Test	Method	Between run CV
UA	Enzymatic colour	0.1%
TC	Enzymatic colour calibrated to CDC Reference Method (Abell-Kendall)	0.3%
LDL-C	Enzymatic colour calibrated to US CDC	0.4%
TGs	Enzymatic colour	0.4%
HDL-C	Enzymatic colour calibrated to US CDC	0.3%
Glucose	Enzymatic UV test (hexokinase method)	0.1%
hsCRP	Immuno-turbidimetric	0.8%
ALP	Kinetic colour IFCC	0.1%
ALT	Kinetic UV IFCC	0.8%
AST	Kinetic UV IFCC	0.4%
GGT	Kinetic colour IFCC	0.4%

Abbreviations ALP Alkaline phosphatase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, CDC Centre of Disease Control, CV Coefficient of variation, GGT Gama glutamyl transferase, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, hsCRP Highly sensitive C-reactive protein, IFCC International Federation of Clinical Chemistry, LDL-C Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TGs Triglycerides, UA Uric acid, US United States

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