Table 3 Clinical biomarkers measured at biobank.cy (N = 58).

From: biobank.cy: the Biobank of Cyprus past, present and future

Biomarker group

Measure

Units

Blood biochemistry

 

Lipid profile

Total cholesterol

mg/dl

 

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

mg/dl

 

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

mg/dL

 

Triglycerides

mg/dL

Diabetes-related tests

Glucose

mg/dL

 

Glycated Haemoglobin A1c %

%

Bone and joint markers

Uric acid

mg/dL

Complete blood count

 

White blood cells

White blood cells

x10^3/µL

Differential white cell count

Lymphocytes

x10^3/µL

 

Lymphocytes %

%

 

Eosonophils

x10^3/µL

 

Eosonophils %

%

 

Monocytes

x10^3/µL

 

Monocytes %

%

 

Basophils

x10^3/µL

 

Basophils %

%

 

Neutrophils

x10^3/µL

 

Neutrophils %

%

 

LUC

x10^3/µL

 

LUC %

%

Red blood cells

Haemoglobin

gr/dL

 

Red blood cells

x10^6/µL

 

Haematocrit

%

 

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)

pg

 

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)

g/dL

 

Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)

femtoliters (fL)

 

Red Cell Distribution Width coefficient of variation (RDW CV)

%

 

Haemoglobin Distribution Width (HDW)

%

Platelets

Platelets

10^3/mm^3

 

Platelet Distribution Width (PDW)

%

 

Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)

femtoliters (fL)

 

Plateletcrit (PCT)

%

Urine biochemistry by dipstick, and Microscopy

 

Biochemistry

Protein

mg/dL

 

Glucose

mg/dL

 

Ketones

Negative/Positive

 

Bilirubin

Negative/Positive

 

Urobilinogen

mg/dL

 

Nitrates

Negative/Positive

 

Erythrocytes/Haemoglobin

Ery/µL

 

Leucocytes

Leuco/µL

 

Reaction (pH)

pH: 5–9

 

Specific gravity

1,000–1,030

Macroscopy

Appearance

 
 

Colour

 

Microscopy

WBC (/hpf)

 
 

RBC (/hpf)

 
 

Epithelial cells

 
 

Casts

 
 

Casts Hyaline

 
 

Cast Granular

 
 

Crystals

 
 

Microorganisms

 
 

Yeasts

 

Urine biochemistry

 

Microalbumin

Albumin

mg/L

 

Microalbumin

mg/dl

 

Urine Albumin/Creatinine ratio

mg/gr Creat

Protein/creatinine urine ratio

Proteins

mg/dl

 

Creatinine

mg/dl

 

Urine Protein/Creatinine ratio

mg/gr Creat