2016 Chinese guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia in adults

Blood lipid measurement is an important component of the management of dyslipidemia. The accuracy of the detection results is the basic requirement for the effective management of dyslipidemia. Many factors influence the accuracy of blood lipid measurement results, including test participants and specimen conditions, measurement methods, instruments and reagents, and measurement manipulation. According to the current and relevant recommendations of the Chinese Society of Laboratory Medicine of the Chinese Medical Association, the relevant industrial and national standards in China, actual blood lipid measurement conditions in China, and the combined opinions of the Joint Committee of the Revision of the Chinese Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia in Adults, the recommendations concerning the measurement of blood lipid items [including serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoproteins (Apo) A1, Apo B, and lipoprotein (a)] should promote the further standardization of blood lipid measurement in China and ensure the effective management of dyslipidemia.