Recalibration of Blood Analytes over 25 Years in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study: Impact of Recalibration on Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence and Incidence
Author(s) -
Christina M. Parrinello,
Morgan E. Grams,
David Couper,
Christie M. Ballantyne,
Ron C. Hoogeveen,
John H. Eckfeldt,
Elizabeth Selvin,
Josef Coresh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2015.238873
Subject(s) - creatinine , kidney disease , uric acid , medicine , analyte , renal function , population , cholesterol , confidence interval , endocrinology , chemistry , chromatography , environmental health
Equivalence of laboratory tests over time is important for longitudinal studies. Even a small systematic difference (bias) can result in substantial misclassification.
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