Quality Assessment of Total Cholesterol Measurements in the WHO MONICA Project
| RUA | Survey | Use of tourniquet | Records of tourniquet use | Tourniquet use training |
No of tubes |
Tubes checked if correctly labelled |
Tube order for TOT-CHOL measurement |
Use of vacuum sealed containers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS-NEWa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
no no no |
first first first |
no no no |
| AUS-PERa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
3 3 3 |
no no no |
first first first |
yes yes yes |
| AUS-PERb | Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min |
ir ir |
yes yes |
3 3 |
no no |
first first |
yes yes |
| BEL-CHAa | Ini Mid Fin |
whole time other other |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
no no no |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
no no yes |
| BEL-GHEa | Ini Mid Fin |
whole time other other |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
no no no |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
no yes no |
| BEL-LUXa | Ini | whole time | ir | yes | 5 | no | not fixed | no |
| CAN-HALa | Ini Fin |
whole time whole time |
ir ir |
yes yes |
2 . |
no no |
not fixed not fixed |
yes yes |
| CHN-BEIa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
1 1 1 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
yes yes yes |
| CZE-CZEa | Ini Mid Fin |
infrequent infrequent infrequent |
yes yes yes |
no no no |
1 2 3 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no no no |
| DEN-GLOa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
6 6 9 |
no yes yes |
second second not fixed |
no no yes |
| RUA | Survey | Use of tourniquet | Records of tourniquet use | Tourniquet use training |
No of tubes |
Tubes checked if correctly labelled |
Tube order for TOT-CHOL measurement |
Use of vacuum sealed containers |
| FIN-KUOa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
no no no |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| FIN-NKAa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
no no no |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| FIN-TULa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
no no no |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| FRA-LILa | Ini Fin |
<1 min <1 min |
ir ir |
no no |
2 8 |
no no |
first first |
yes yes |
| FRA-STRa | Ini Fin |
<1 min <1 min |
ir ir |
no ir |
3 7 |
yes yes |
not fixed first |
yes yes |
| FRA-TOUa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
no no no |
3 3 6 |
yes yes yes |
second second second |
yes yes yes |
| GER-AURa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 6 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no no no |
| GER-AUUa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 6 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no no no |
| GER-BERa | Ini Mid |
<1 min infrequent |
ir no |
yes yes |
2 2 |
no no |
first first |
no no |
| GER-BREa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
yes yes yes |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| GER-BREb | Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min |
ir ir |
yes yes |
2 2 |
yes yes |
not fixed not fixed |
yes yes |
| RUA | Survey | Use of tourniquet | Records of tourniquet use | Tourniquet use training |
No of tubes |
Tubes checked if correctly labelled |
Tube order for TOT-CHOL measurement |
Use of vacuum sealed containers |
| GER-COTa | Ini Mid |
<1 min infrequent |
ir no |
yes yes |
2 2 |
no no |
first first |
no no |
| GER-EGEb | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min infrequent infrequent |
ir no no |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
no no no |
first first first |
no no yes |
| GER-ERFa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min infrequent infrequent |
ir no no |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
no no no |
first first first |
no no yes |
| GER-HACa | Ini Mid |
<1 min infrequent |
ir no |
yes yes |
2 2 |
no no |
first first |
no no |
| GER-KMSa | Ini Mid |
<1 min infrequent |
ir no |
yes yes |
2 2 |
no no |
first first |
no no |
| GER-RDMc | Ini | <1 min | ir | yes | 2 | no | first | no |
| GER-RHNa | Ini | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| HUN-BUDa | Ini Mid |
<1 min <1 min |
ir ir |
yes yes |
1 2 |
yes yes |
first first |
no no |
| HUN-PECa | Ini Mid |
<1 min <1 min |
ir ir |
yes yes |
1 1 |
yes yes |
first first |
no no |
| ICE-ICEa | Ini Mid Fin |
infrequent infrequent infrequent |
no no no |
yes yes yes |
3 1 3 |
no no no |
first first first |
yes yes yes |
| ISR-TELa | Ini | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| ITA-BRIa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir yes |
yes yes yes |
4 4 5 |
yes yes yes |
first or second first or second second |
yes yes yes |
| ITA-FRIb | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
no no no |
3 3 . |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no no no |
| ITA-FRIc | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
no no no |
3 3 . |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no no no |
| ITA-LATa | Ini | <1 min | ir | no | 1 | yes | first | no |
| RUA | Survey | Use of tourniquet | Records of tourniquet use | Tourniquet use training |
No of tubes |
Tubes checked if correctly labelled |
Tube order for TOT-CHOL measurement |
Use of vacuum sealed containers |
| LTU-KAUa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
1 1 1 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no no no |
| MLT-MLTa | Ini | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| NEZ-AUCa | Ini Fin |
<1 min <1 min |
ir ir |
yes yes |
2 3 |
no no |
first first |
yes yes |
| POL-TARa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 3 3 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no no no |
| POL-WARa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
1 3 3 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no no no |
| ROM-BUCa | Ini | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| RUS-MOCa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
yes yes yes |
not fixet not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| RUS-MOIa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
yes yes yes |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| RUS-MOIb | Ini | <1 min | ir | yes | 2 | yes | not fixed | yes |
| RUS-NOCa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
yes yes yes |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes |
| RUS-NOCb | Ini | <1 min | ir | yes | 2 | yes | not fixed | yes |
| RUS-NOIa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
yes yes yes |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| RUA | Survey | Use of tourniquet | Records of tourniquet use | Tourniquet use training |
No of tubes |
Tubes checked if correctly labelled |
Tube order for TOT-CHOL measurement |
Use of vacuum sealed containers |
| SPA-CATa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
3 3 5 |
yes yes yes |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| SWE-GOTa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
10 10 10 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
yes yes yes |
| SWE-NSWa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
6 8 8 |
no no no |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| SWI-TICa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
no yes yes |
2 3 2 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no yes yes |
| SWI-VAFa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
yes yes yes |
| UNK-BELa | Ini Mid Fin |
infrequent infrequent infrequent |
yes yes yes |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
yes yes yes |
second second second |
no no no |
| UNK-GLAa | Ini Mid Fin |
infrequent infrequent infrequent |
no no no |
yes yes yes |
3 5 . |
no no no |
not fixed first first |
no no no |
| USA-STAa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
2 2 2 |
yes yes yes |
not fixed not fixed not fixed |
yes yes yes |
| YUG-NOSa | Ini Mid Fin |
<1 min <1 min <1 min |
ir ir ir |
yes yes yes |
1 1 1 |
yes yes yes |
first first first |
no no no |
| RUA | Survey | Use of tourniquet | Records of tourniquet use | Tourniquet use training | Number of tubes | Tubes checked if correctly labelled | Tube order for TOT-CHOL measurement | Use of vacuum sealed containers |
whole time: during whole blood drawing
ir: irrelevant
. = missing data