The Scottish Health Survey 2008

The Scottish Health Survey 2008


Table 2.11 External quality assessment results for total cholesterol

2008

Date

Target value (mmol/l) a

Assayed value (mmol/l)

February 2008

3.318

3.30

5.793

5.90

4.994

5.00

4.673

4.60

4.181

4.10

March

4.848

5.00

3.228

3.30

4.455

4.60

5.495

5.60

4.900

5.00

April

5.014

5.20

5.799

6.20

3.315

3.50

4.884

5.20

May

4.563

4.50

3.646

3.70

5.421

5.60

5.852

6.00

June

7.505

7.50

5.885

5.80

4.249

4.20

3.749

3.70

July

5.036

5.00

3.666

3.70

6.215

6.20

5.290

5.40

August

5.036

5.10

5.909

6.00

4.632

4.80

3.673

3.70

September

3.674

3.70

5.050

5.20

5.932

6.00

4.412

4.40

October

5.495

5.70

7.176

7.50

4.018

4.10

5.402

5.80

November

5.047

5.10

5.299

5.60

4.256

4.40

4.475

4.50

December

5.889

5.7

4.634

4.5

5.188

5.3

4.243

4.1

January 2009

6.158

6.70

3.065

3.20

4.761

4.90

4.878

5.10

February

4.400

4.70

7.529

8.00

5.423

5.60

3.794

3.90

March

3.072

2.90

4.079

4.10

6.086

6.40

4.966

4.70

April

3.794

3.80

7.552

7.70

4.087

4.20

5.412

5.40

a Overall mean.

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