From on CholesTrac cholesterol test result, is there a chance I may be placed in the wrong cholesterol group – for example, Borderline High instead of High Risk?
Yes, especially if your result places you on the border of two groups. Because cholesterol does vary from day to day, the National Cholesterol Education Program recommends that at least two results be averaged before someone is classified. For example, in our consumer studies, where only one test was done, the CholesTrac cholesterol test placed 13% of the people in a lower group than the laboratory test and 8% of the people in a higher group than the laboratory test. These results are similar to results from other studies where only one test was done.
