Cholesterol screening using finger prick method – do you know of its accuracy?
Are finger prick cholesterol analyses, like the ones they do at health fair, considered very accurate?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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yes, it is still your blood so they are able to get the reading they need to determine your levels
I would not trust these. Do a 12 hour fast and get ur blood drawn.
I would doubt that the finger prick test would be as accurate as those done by assay in a lab. They would both be, though, equally as pointless.
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You would be better off to get tested for homocystine levels, as this is believed to damage the artery lining, which starts off the atherosclerosis process; (This is not the only thing though that can damage the artery lining.)
and C-Reactive protein, which is a marker of inflammation. Atherosclerosis, as with any attempt by the body to heal damage, involves inflammation in the early part of the process.