Cardiovascular Inflammation Test (CIT)

Sample Required: Blood | Test Type: CardioMetabolic


Key Advantages

  • Offers a range of analytes to assess cardiometabolic risk
  • In-clinic or at home blood spot collection

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Introduction

Many adults have some degree of cardiometabolic risk. Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes Type 2 and Metabolic syndrome are very common and widespread. Finding the right combination of analytes to monitor for these types of lifestyle diseases is the key to early detection and preventative treatment.

KBMO now offer the Cardiovascular Inflammation Test that tests for the following analytes:

Lipids
  • Total Cholesterol (TC)
    Measures the amount of cholesterol in all cholesterol-containing lipoproteins
  • Triglycerides (TG)
    Elevated levels increase CVD risk by altering lipoprotein metabolism
  • Direct Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C)
    Amount of cholesterol in the atherogenic low-density lipoproteins
  • High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C)
    Amount of cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins (HDL)
    Higher levels of HDL are associated with reduced CVD risk, but not all HDL is good
  • Lipid Ratio
    TC/HDL-C is a stronger risk factor than either LDL-C or HDL-C
    Low HDL-C/TG is associated with insulin resistance
  • Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a))
    Elevated levels, present in 20% of the population, are an independent risk factor for CVD
  • Apolipoprotein B (ApoB)
    A major protein in atherogenic particles
    Stronger predictor of CVD than LDL-C

Metabolics

  • Homocysteine
    High levels are associated with vitamin B deficiency and increased risk for CVD and dementia
  • Glucose
    Fasting glucose is a strong predictor of diabetes and CVD risk
  • Insulin
    Debate over what optimal/healthy insulin level should be
    This marker is possibly quite time sensitive regarding samples sent from NZ (TBC).
  • Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
    Assesses the average blood glucose over the last (three to four months or 120 days which is the average life of the red blood cell) two to three months

Inflammation

  • High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP)
    Acute phase inflammatory protein
    Associated with atherosclerosis after excluding other causes

How to perform the CIT test

Please note: shipping, kit contents and contact details will differ for New Zealand so please ensure you read the full instructions in the kit

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