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From: Dr. Neal Pinckney (user-10cm4u0.cable.mindspring.com)
Subject: Re: Home Cholesterol test results
Date: October 20, 2004 at 8:40 am PST

In Reply to: Home Cholesterol test results posted by scotty on October 19, 2004 at 5:44 pm:

Some independent consumer testing reports have concluded that home cholesterol tests are reasonably accurate, when the instructions are carefully followed. All types of cholesterol testing have a wide margin of error, so it's recommended by the CDC to use an average of three measurements, rather than making assumptions on the basis of just one.

A high total cholesterol level on a home test would be an indication that one would be well advised to have a laboratory lipids profile done from venous blood after twelve hours of fasting. This would give much more information to assess risk of heart disease, stroke and heart disease.

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