Baseline laboratory panel: difference between revisions
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| 27 | Derived indices such as [[HOMA-IR]] are computed from panel components rather than measured, and inherit the properties of their inputs.{{r|wallace2004}} | 27 | Derived indices such as [[HOMA-IR]] are computed from panel components rather than measured, and inherit the properties of their inputs.{{r|wallace2004}} |
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| + | 29 | == Why consistency matters more than completeness == | |
| + | 30 | A large panel measured inconsistently is less informative than a small one measured consistently. Between-assay differences, fasting state, time of day, recent illness and recent exercise all move values by amounts comparable with the changes being looked for.{{r|ada2024}} | |
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| + | 32 | Reference intervals are laboratory-specific, derived from that laboratory's own population and assay. A value described as "out of range" is out of that laboratory's range, and a value from another laboratory may sit differently against its own.{{r|wallace2004}} | |
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| 29 | == References == | 34 | == References == |
| 30 | {{reflist}} | 35 | {{reflist}} |