Description and quality of baseline data: Cholesterol
| RUA | Cohort | Laboratory | EQC scheme |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS-NEWa | 01 02 03 |
* | RLRC RLRC RLRC |
| DEN-GLOa | 01 02 03 21 |
Medical Department C, Kobenhavns Amts Sygehus, Glostrup | RLRC RLRC RLRC . |
| FIN-ATBa | 21 | Department of Biochemistry, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki | RLRC |
| FIN-EASa | 01 02 03 |
Department of Biochemistry, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki | RLRC RLRC RLRC |
| FIN-EASb | 24 | Department of Biochemistry, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki | CDC |
| FIN-WESa | 01 02 |
Department of Biochemistry, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki | RLRC RLRC |
| FIN-WESb | 03 24 |
Department of Biochemistry, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki | RLRC CDC |
| FRA -LILa | 21 | Institut Pasteur de Lille | Boehringer, CAP |
| FRA-STRa | 21 | Institut Pasteur de Lille | Boehringer, CAP |
| FRA-TOUa | 21 | Institut Pasteur de Lille | Boehringer, CAP |
| GER-AUGa | 01 02 03 |
Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Mikrobiologie und Umwelthygiene, Zentralklinikum, Augsburg | RLRC RLRC RLRC |
| ITA-BRIa | 01 02 03 |
Univer. Dept. of Clinical Pathology, Ospedale di Desio, Desio (Milan) | RLRC RLRC RLRC |
| ITA-FRIa | 01 | Instituto Analisi Chimico-Cliniche, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria Misericordia, Udine | RLRC |
| 02 | RUs 1-2, 4-5: Laboratorio Analisi Cliniche e Microscopia Clinica, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone and RU 3: Instituto Analisi Chimico-Cliniche, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria Misericordia, Udine | RLRC | |
| 03 | RUs 1-2, 4-5: Laboratorio Analisi Cliniche e Microscopia Clinica, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone and RU 3: Instituto Analisi Chimico-Cliniche, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria Misericordia, Udine | RLRC | |
| ITA-FSEa | 21 | . | . |
| ITA-PAMa | 21 | Univer. Dept. of Clinical Pathology, Ospedale di Desio, Desio (Milan) | RLRC |
| ITA-ROMb | 01 | Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome | RLRC |
| ITA-ROMc | 21 22 23 24 |
Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Instituto Superiore di
Sanita, Rome |
RLRC RLRC . . |
| RUA | Cohort | Laboratory | EQC scheme |
| LTU-KAUa | 01 02 03 |
* | RLRC RLRC RLRC |
| POL-TARa | 01 02 03 |
Katedra Biochemii Klinicznej, Collegium Medicum UJ, Krakow | RLRC RLRC CDC |
| POL-WARa | 01 02 03 |
Lipid Research Laboratory, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw | RLRC RLRC RLRC |
| RUS-NOVb | 01 02 03 |
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk | RLRC RLRC RLRC |
| RUS-NOVc | 21 | Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk | RLRC |
| SWE-NSWa | 01 02 03 |
Central Laboratory, Boden Hospital, Boden | RLRC RLRC RLRC |
| UNK-BELa | 21 | Institut Pasteur de Lille | Boehringer, CAP |
| UNK-CAEa | 21 | University Hospital of Wales Research Technician | UKNEQAS |
| UNK-EDIa | 01 | Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Ninewell's Hospital and Medical School, Dundee | RLRC |
| UNK-GLAa | 01 02 03 21 |
Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Ninewell's Hospital and Medical School, Dundee | RLRC RLRC RLRC RLRC |
| UNK-SHHa | 01 | Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Ninewell's Hospital and Medical School, Dundee | RLRC |
| RUA | Laboratory | EQC scheme |
RLRC: WHO Regional Lipid Reference Centre, Prague
CAP: College of American Pathologists
CDC: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta
UKNEQAS: The United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme
* no permission received from the laboratory to publish the name
. missing data