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Table. 3.

Number of participating laboratories for each test in the general chemistry program (2021)

Test Trials

1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Alanine aminotransferase 1,773 1,779 1,784 1,786
Albumin 1,642 1,642 1,644 1,649
Alkaline phosphatase 1,561 1,562 1,567 1,572
Amylase 854 854 861 868
Aspartate aminotransferase 1,772 1,778 1,783 1,785
Bilirubin, direct 811 807 820 824
Bilirubin, total 1,644 1,644 1,651 1,653
Calcium 784 793 793 794
Chloride 1,136 1,142 1,145 1,154
Cholesterol, total 1,758 1,763 1,767 1,768
Creatine kinase 715 715 719 723
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase 1,716 1,721 1,726 1,725
Glucose 1,752 1,759 1,763 1,763
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol 1,628 1,633 1,638 1,641
Iron 436 438 440 444
Lactate dehydrogenase 919 917 924 926
Lipase 468 469 476 478
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol 982 986 1,000 1,001
Magnesium 323 324 330 331
Osmolality 176 176 179 181
Phosphorus 720 728 733 739
Potassium 1,147 1,154 1,156 1,166
Protein, total 1,620 1,622 1,625 1,629
Sodium 1,147 1,154 1,156 1,166
Total CO2 235 240 242 243
Total iron-binding capacity 400 403 405 408
Triglyceride 1,710 1,715 1,721 1,723
Urea nitrogen 1,703 1,706 1,711 1,716
Uric acid 1,319 1,316 1,320 1,325
Lab Med Qual Assur 2022;44:121~135 https://doi.org/10.15263/jlmqa.2022.44.3.121
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