4727.0.55.003 - Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Biomedical Results, 2012-13  
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SUMMARY OF CHRONIC DISEASE BIOMARKERS


AgeTest typeFasting

Cardiovascular disease biomarkers

Total cholesterol18+BloodNo
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol18+BloodNo
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol18+BloodYes
Triglycerides18+BloodYes

Diabetes biomarkers
Fasting plasma glucose18+BloodYes
Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c)18+BloodNo

Kidney disease biomarkers

Albumin creatinine ratio (ACR)18+UrineNo
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)18+BloodNo

Liver function biomarkers

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)18+BloodNo
Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)18+BloodNo

Tobacco use

Cotinine18+BloodNo


SUMMARY OF NUTRIENT BIOMARKERS


AgeTest typeFasting

Folate & Vitamin B12

Serum folate18+BloodNo
Serum Vitamin B1218+BloodNo

Iron

Serum ferritin18+BloodNo
Inflammation marker (C-reactive Protein (CRP))18+BloodNo
Serum transferrin receptor (sTfR)18+BloodNo
Haemoglobin (Hb)18+BloodNo

Vitamin D

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]18+BloodNo

Iodine

Iodine concentration18+UrineNo