Unraveling the controversy between fasting and nonfasting lipid testing in a normal population: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 244,665 participants.
Ahmed B ZaidSamah M AwadMona G El-AbdSara A SaiedShimaa K AlmahdyAbdulRahman A SaiedAlshimaa M ElmalawanyHind S AboShabaanHelmy S SalehPublished in: Lipids in health and disease (2024)
This meta-analysis concluded that fasting for lipid profile testing is preferred as a conservative model to reduce variability and increase consistency in patients' metabolic status when sampling for lipid testing.