Short- and Long-Term Biological Variability of Small Dense LDL, HDL3, and Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Cholesterol.
Erica M FaticaSarah M JenkinsRenee J ScottDarci R BlockJeffrey W MeeusenNikola A BaumannAmy K SaengerLeslie J DonatoPublished in: The journal of applied laboratory medicine (2022)
sdLDL-C, HDL3-C, and TRL-C showed moderate within-subject variability, but high between-subject variability, in a healthy reference population. Given the high individuality of each analyte, population-based reference intervals may be inadequate to detect clinically significant changes.