Table 2 Analysis of blood and urine samples*
Test | Anticoagulant | Instrument | Method principle |
|---|---|---|---|
Glucose – fasting, 2 hour | Fluoride/EDTA | Hitachi 917 | Enzymatic |
Insulin – fasting, 2 hour | Fluoride/EDTA | Abbott Axsym | Immunoassay |
Homocysteine | Fluoride/EDTA | Agilent HPLC | Fluorometric |
Cholesterol | None (serum) | Hitachi 917 | Enzymatic |
Triglyceride | None (serum) | Hitachi 917 | Enzymatic |
HDL-cholesterol | None (serum) | Hitachi 917 | Enzymatic |
LDL-cholesterol | N/A | Calculated | Calculated |
Creatinine | None (serum) | Hitachi 917 | Kinetic Jaffe |
Hs-CRP | None (serum) | Hitachi 917 | Immunoturbidimetry |
HbA1c | EDTA | Agilent HPLC | Cation exchange |
Fibrinogen | Sodium citrate | IL Futura plus | Clotting time |
Urine albumin | None (urine) | Beckman Array 360 | Immunonephelometry |
Urine creatinine | None (urine) | Hitachi 917 | Kinetic Jaffe |
Urine ACR | N/A | Calculated | Calculated |