Quality Assessment of HDL Cholesterol Measurements in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 5. Availability of data on HDL cholesterol (see Section 6.1)
RUA Initial Middle Final
N % N % N %
AUS-NEWa 2463 94 1501 98 1325 98
AUS-PERa 1782 98 809 99 751 92
AUS-PERb snd snd 1640 99 1550 93
BEL-CHAa 1045 61 1077 53 1098 51
BEL-GHEa 1344 72 1223 70 1332 71
BEL-LUXa 1940 99 snd snd snd snd
CAN-HALa 917 91 snd snd 730 75
CHN-BEIa 1672 100 1566 99 1429 100
CZE-CZEa 2555 100 2769 100 2353 98
DEN-GLOa 3785 100 1504 100 1625 100
FIN-KUOa 2792 100 1603 96 1552 100
FIN-NKAa 3139 100 3133 96 1437 99
FIN-TULa 3285 100 1549 97 1548 100
FRA-LILa 1637 84 snd snd 1149 98
FRA-STRa 1524 95 snd snd 1079 95
FRA-TOUa 1323 95 586 100 1175 100
RUA Initial Middle Final
N % N % N %
GER-AURa 2206 97 2176 98 2199 98
GER-AUUa 1802 94 1773 96 1700 96
GER-BERa 1238 95 1421 98 snd snd
GER-BREa 1667 87 1164 91 1166 86
GER-BREb snd snd 2167 93 2170 90
GER-COTa 1397 98 1072 97 snd snd
GER-EGEb 1088 93 1114 95 1159 92
GER-ERFa 209 0* 1794 100 1163 99
GER-HACa 2284 87 2165 94 snd snd
GER-KMSa 2339 43 2283 95 snd snd
GER-RDMc 467 44 snd snd snd snd
GER-RHNa 3104 97 snd snd snd snd
HUN-BUDa 1514 23 3020 90 snd snd
HUN-PECa 1685 50 3106 58 snd snd
ICE-ICEa 1734 100 1691 99 1798 100
ISR-TELa 1382 54 snd snd snd snd
ITA-BRIa 1635 99 1554 99 1660 100
RUA Initial Middle Final
N % N % N %
ITA-FRIb 1344 97 1300 99 1285 100
ITA-FRIc 525 98 514 98 486 100
ITA-LATa 1782 99 snd snd snd snd
LTU-KAUa 1463 88 1762 92 1260 93
MLT-MLTa 2066 63 snd snd snd snd
NEZ-AUCa 1588 88 snd snd 1472 99
POL-TARa 2709 99 1299 100 1327 99
POL-WARa 2624 97 1433 98 1539 99
ROM-BUCa 1577 22 snd snd snd snd
RUS-MOCa 1417 91 1202 95 1084 98
RUS-MOIa 1194 91 1210 96 1396 95
RUS-MOIb 2394 80 snd snd snd snd
RUS-NOCa 1532 87 1681 90 1558 96
RUS-NOCb 2784 89 snd snd snd snd
RUS-NOIa 1615 75 1693 94 1692 95
SPA-CATa 2525 99 2914 96 3434 97
SWE-GOTa 1369 96 1552 99 1783 90
SWE-NSWa 1619 100 1558 99 1506 100
SWI-SWIa 3186 96 3217 97 3051 97
SWI-TICa 1551 96 1454 97 1507 95
SWI-VAFa 1635 97 1763 96 1544 98
UNK-BELa 2346 96 2364 97 1996 95
UNK-GLAa 1250 85 1491 89 1817 90
USA-STAa 1520 97 1573 97 1582 95
YUG-NOSa 1575 98 1569 100 1554 81
RUA Initial Middle Final
N % N % N %

snd = survey not done
* = HDL cholesterol not measured