National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHANES 2015-2016 Laboratory Methods

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Creatinine (DXC 800) [PDF - 617 KB] September 2017
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Ferritin [PDF - 932 KB] May 2019
Fluoride in Plasma [PDF - 854 KB] September 2017
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Hepatitis C Antibody / Hepatitis C Confirmatory Test (Anti-HCV) [PDF - 808 KB] January 2018
Hepatitis C Genotype [PDF - 687 KB] September 2017
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Hepatitis D Antibody [PDF - 614 KB] September 2017
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High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein [PDF - 685 KB] May 2019
HIV Antibody / HIV-1/HIV-2 Differentiation Assay [PDF - 966 KB] September 2017
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HPV Vaginal Swab Cobas High Risk [PDF - 123 KB] November 2018
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Plasma Fasting Glucose [PDF - 838 KB] September 2019
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Potassium [PDF - 613 KB] September 2017
Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin [PDF - 856 KB] November 2018
Sodium [PDF - 612 KB] September 2017
Soluble Transferrin Receptor [PDF - 334 KB] May 2019
Total Calcium [PDF - 658 KB] September 2017
Total Cholesterol [PDF - 727 KB] September 2017
Total Estradiol and Total Testosterone [PDF - 1.37 MB] November 2018
Total Protein (DXC 660i) [PDF - 679 KB] September 2017
Total Protein (DXC 800) [PDF - 672 KB] September 2017
Trichomonas Vaginalis [PDF - 678 KB] December 2017
Triglycerides [PDF - 655 KB] September 2017
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Uric Acid [PDF - 666 KB] September 2017
Urinary Cotinine and Hydroxycotinine [PDF - 1.27 MB] September 2019
Urinary Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate [PDF - 986 KB] February 2020
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Urine Creatinine [PDF - 765 KB] September 2017
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Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics