OTC cholesterol tests do not meet NCEP accuracy standards, GAO says in report.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
OTC CHOLESTEROL TESTS DO NOT MEET NCEP ACCURACY STANDARDS, GAO concluded in a recent report on problems associated with cholesterol measurement. Titled "Cholesterol Measurement: Test Accuracy and Factors that Influence Cholesterol Levels," the General Accounting Office report noted that the home-use cholesterol test "does not meet [National Cholesterol Education Program] standards for precision and accuracy (as judged by `traceability' to the Abell-Kendall reference method)."
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