National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHANES 2015-2016 Laboratory Methods

Lab Method Name Documentation Release Date
Acrylamide and Glycidamide [PDF - 2.58 MB] December 2019
Alanine Amino Transferase (ALT) [PDF - 651 KB] September 2017
Albumin (DXC 660i) [PDF - 670 KB] September 2017
Albumin (DXC 800) [PDF - 664 KB] September 2017
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) [PDF - 654 KB] September 2017
Apolipoprotein B [PDF - 784 KB] January 2019
Aromatic Diamines [PDF - 1.23 MB] October 2018
Arsenics - Speciated - Urine [PDF - 1.85 MB] June 2018
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) [PDF - 670 KB] September 2017
Bicarbonate (HCO3) [PDF - 673 KB] September 2017
Bilirubin [PDF - 655 KB] September 2017
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) (DXC 660i) [PDF - 667 KB] September 2017
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) (DXC 800) [PDF - 666 KB] September 2017
Cadmium, Lead, Manganese, Mercury, and Selenium [PDF - 1.48 MB] January 2018
Chlamydia Trachomatis [PDF - 900 KB] December 2017
Chloride [PDF - 657 KB] September 2017
Cholesterol [PDF - 672 KB] September 2017
Cholesterol - Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL) & Triglycerides [PDF - 731 KB] January 2019
Chromium and Cobalt [PDF - 1.49 MB] September 2017
Complete Blood Count [PDF - 12.6 MB] September 2017
Cotinine and Hydroxycotinine [PDF - 1.40 MB] April 2019
Cotinine, Hydroxycotinine, & Other Nicotine Metabolites and Analogs - Urine [PDF - 2.55 MB] September 2019
Creatine Kinase [PDF - 670 KB] September 2017
Creatinine (DXC 660i) [PDF - 670 KB] September 2017
Creatinine (DXC 800) [PDF - 617 KB] September 2017
DEET Metabolite - Urine [PDF - 1.17 MB] August 2019
Ferritin [PDF - 932 KB] May 2019
Fluoride in Plasma [PDF - 854 KB] September 2017
Fluoride in Water [PDF - 855 KB] September 2017
Folate - RBC [PDF - 1.19 MB] February 2019
Folate Vitamers [PDF - 2.04 MB] February 2019
Formaldehyde [PDF - 1.02 MB] January 2020
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) [PDF - 653 KB] September 2017
Glucose [PDF - 645 KB] September 2017
Glycohemoglobin [PDF - 875 KB] September 2017
HDL- Cholesterol [PDF - 724 KB] September 2017
Hepatitis A Antibody [PDF - 630 KB] September 2017
Hepatitis B Core Antibody [PDF - 674 KB] September 2017
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody [PDF - 686 KB] September 2017
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen [PDF - 840 KB] September 2017
Hepatitis C Antibody / Hepatitis C Confirmatory Test (Anti-HCV) [PDF - 808 KB] January 2018
Hepatitis C Genotype [PDF - 687 KB] September 2017
Hepatitis C virus RNA [PDF - 752 KB] September 2017
Hepatitis D Antibody [PDF - 614 KB] September 2017
Hepatitis E IgG Antibody [PDF - 700 KB] September 2017
Hepatitis E IgM Antibody [PDF - 700 KB] September 2017
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and 2 [PDF - 102 KB] December 2017
High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein [PDF - 685 KB] May 2019
HIV Antibody / HIV-1/HIV-2 Differentiation Assay [PDF - 966 KB] September 2017
HIV-1 RNA [PDF - 724 KB] September 2017
HIV-1/HIV-2 Serology testing [PDF - 697 KB] September 2017
HPV Vaginal Swab Cobas High Risk [PDF - 123 KB] November 2018
HPV Vaginal Swab Linear Array [PDF - 232 KB] November 2018
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) - Oral Rinse [PDF - 681 KB] January 2019
Human papillomavirus (HPV) 6,11,16,18,31,33,45,52 and 58 Antibodies [PDF - 2.45 MB] Updated September 2024
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Results from Penile Swab Samples [PDF - 887 KB] November 2019
Inorganic Mercury, Methyl Mercury, Ethyl Mercury [PDF - 1.27 MB] June 2018
Insulin [PDF - 341 KB] June 2018
Iodine and Mercury [PDF - 1.33 MB] June 2018
Iron [PDF - 676 KB] September 2017
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) [PDF - 652 KB] September 2017
Metals, Urinary [PDF - 2.12 MB] June 2018
Organophosphate Insecticides - Dialkyl Phosphate Metabolites (OPD) [PDF - 1.27 MB] August 2021
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) [PDF - 1.53 MB] September 2018
Personal Care and Consumer Product Chemicals and Metabolites [PDF - 1.57 MB] January 2019
Phosphorus [PDF - 618 KB] September 2017
Phthalates and Phthalate Alternative Metabolites [PDF - 1.89 MB] October 2018
Plasma Fasting Glucose [PDF - 992 KB] September 2019
Plasma Fasting Glucose [PDF - 838 KB] September 2019
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) - Urine [PDF - 1.38 MB] July 2020
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) [PDF - 2.21 MB] August 2019
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs), Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and Persistent Pesticides (PPs) - Serum [PDF - 2.37 MB] August 2019
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs), Polychlorinated biphenyls and Persistent Pesticides (PPs) [PDF - 2.79 MB] August 2019
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/F) and co-planar polychlorinated biphenyls (cPCB) [PDF - 4.85 MB] July 2024
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
Universal Pesticides in Urine [PDF - 1.55 MB] May 2023
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
Urine Albumin [PDF - 919 KB] September 2017
Urine Creatinine [PDF - 765 KB] September 2017
Vitamin D [PDF - 1.63 MB] August 2021
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Metabolites - Urine [PDF - 2.37 MB] November 2018
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Trihalomethanes/MTBE [PDF - 3.30 MB] September 2018
Zinc, Copper and Selenium [PDF - 1.34 MB] December 2018