Quality Assessment of HDL Cholesterol Measurements in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 4. Biochemical method used (see Section 5.1 and Section 5.2)
RUA Isolation technique HDL-cholesterol
measurement method		 Automated or manual
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AUS-NEWa Hep-Mn++ PEG PEG Ext Enz Enz A A A
AUS-PERa Hep-Mn++ PEG Hep-Mn++ Ext Enz Enz A A A
AUS-PERb snd PEG Hep-Mn++ snd Enz Enz snd A A
BEL-CHAa PTA PTA PTA Enz Enz Enz A A A
BEL-GHEa PTA PTA PTA Enz Enz Enz A A A
BEL-LUXa PTA snd snd Enz snd snd A snd snd
CAN-HALa Hep-Mn++ snd Dxtr Enz snd Enz A snd A
CHN-BEIa PTA PTA PTA Enz Enz Enz M M M
CZE-CZEa PTA 543004 PTA 543004 PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz A A A
DEN-GLOa PTA PTA PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz M M semi-A
FIN-KUOa Dxtr Dxtr Dxtr Enz Enz Enz A A A
FIN-NKAa Dxtr Dxtr Dxtr Enz Enz Enz A A A
FIN-TULa Dxtr Dxtr Dxtr Enz Enz Enz A A A
FRA-LILa PTA 543004 snd PTA 543004 Enz snd Enz A snd A
FRA-STRa PTA/PTA 543004 snd PTA 543004 Enz snd Enz A snd A
FRA-TOUa PTA PTA 543004 PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz A A A
RUA Isolation technique HDL-cholesterol
measurement method		 Automated or manual
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GER-AURa PTA PTA PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz A A A
GER-AUUa PTA PTA PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz A A A
GER-BERa PTA PTA snd Dir Dir snd A A snd
GER-BREa PTA 543004 PTA 543004 PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz A A A
GER-BREb snd PTA 543004 PTA 543004 snd Enz Enz snd A A
GER-COTa PTA PTA snd Dir Dir snd A A snd
GER-EGEb PEG PEG PTA 543004 Dir Dir Enz A A A
GER-ERFa * PTA PTA * Dir Enz * A A
GER-HACa PTA PEG snd Dir Dir snd A A snd
GER-KMSa PEG PEG snd Dir Dir snd A A snd
GER-RDMc PTA? snd snd Dir snd snd A snd snd
GER-RHNa PTA 543004 snd snd Enz snd snd A snd snd
HUN-BUDa PTA PTA snd Dir Enz snd M M snd
HUN-PECa PEG PEG snd Enz Enz snd A A snd
ICE-ICEa Hep-Mn++ PTA PTA Ext Enz Enz A A A
RUA Isolation technique HDL-cholesterol
measurement method		 Automated or manual
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ISR-TELa PTA snd snd Enz snd snd A snd snd
ITA-BRIa PTA 543004 PTA 543004 PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz A A A
ITA-FRIb PEG PEG PEG Enz Enz Enz A A A
ITA-FRIc PEG PEG PEG Enz Enz Enz A A A
ITA-LATa PTA snd snd Enz snd snd A snd snd
LTU-KAUa Hep-Mn++ PTA PTA Enz Enz Enz A A A
MLT-MLTa PTA snd snd Enz snd snd M snd snd
NEZ-AUCa PTA snd PTA Ext snd Enz A snd A
POL-TARa Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ Dir Dir Enz M M A
POL-WARa Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ Dir Dir Enz M M A
ROM-BUCa PTA snd snd Enz snd snd M snd snd
RUA Isolation technique HDL-cholesterol
measurement method		 Automated or manual
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RUS-MOCa Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ PTA Ext Ext Enz A A A
RUS-MOIa Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ PTA Ext Ext Enz A A A
RUS-MOIb Hep-Mn++ snd snd Ext snd snd A snd snd
RUS-NOCa Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ PTA Ext Ext/Enz Enz A A A
RUS-NOCb Hep-Mn++ snd snd Ext snd snd A snd snd
RUS-NOIa Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ PTA Ext Ext/Enz Enz A A A
SPA-CATa PEG PTA PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz M M M
SWE-GOTa Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ Dxtr Enz Enz Enz A A A
SWE-NSWa PTA PTA 543004 PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz A A A
SWI-TICa PTA PTA 543004 . Enz Enz . . . .
SWI-VAFa PTA 543004 PTA 543004 . Enz Enz . A A .
UNK-BELa PTA PTA PTA Enz Enz Enz A A A
UNK-GLAa Dxtr Dxtr/PTA Dxtr Enz Enz Enz A A A
USA-STAa Hep-Mn++ Hep-Mn++ Dxtr Dir Ext Dir/Enz A A A
YUG-NOSa PTA PTA 543004 PTA 543004 Enz Enz Enz M A A
RUA Isolation technique HDL-cholesterol
measurement method		 Automated or manual
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snd = survey not done
* = HDL cholesterol not measured
. = missing data
Dxtr = Dextran sulphate-Mg++ method
Hep-Mn++ = Heparin-Manganese method
PEG = PEG 6000 method
PTA = Phosphotungstate-Mg++ method
PTA 543004 = Updated phosphotungstate-Mg++ method after the Boehringer-Ms
Dir = Direct, Enz = Enzymatic, Ext = Extraction
A = Automatic, M = Manual