Lipid Panel With Diabetes Risk Index (DRI)
Use
The Diabetes Risk Index (DRI) is intended for use in adult subjects for the quantitative determination of a risk score in serum or plasma. The DRI score (1-100) may be used as an aid in stratifying the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in individuals with normo-glycemia or prediabetes. The Diabetes Risk Index (DRI) is a nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR)-derived multimarker score (values 1-100) that predicts a patient's risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) independent of glycemic status. DRI derives its performance from the weighted addition of the Lipoprotein Insulin Resistance Index (LP-IR) scores with simultaneously-measured levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA).1-6
Special Instructions
Not provided.
Limitations
LDL cholesterol will not be calculated if triglyceride levels are above 800 mg/dL. DRI measurements from plasma specimens are typically 8 points lower than those obtained from serum specimens. This test has not been cleared or approved by the FDA.
Methodology
Other
Biomarkers
LOINC Codes
- 2093-3 - Cholest SerPl-mCnc
- 2571-8 - Trigl SerPl-mCnc
- 2085-9 - HDLc SerPl-mCnc
- 43396-1 - NonHDLc SerPl-mCnc
- 13457-7 - LDLc SerPl Calc-mCnc
- 94560-0 - Diabetes risk Scre Calc
Result Turnaround Time
1-3 days
Related Documents
For more information, please review the documents below
Specimen
Serum
Volume
1 mL
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Container
Plain red-top tube (preferred); NMR LipoTube (black-and-yellow-top tube)
Collection Instructions
Collect specimen in a plain red-top tube (no gel), hold upright at room temperature for 45 minutes to clot, then centrifuge. Transfer to a transport tube for storage at 2°C to 8°C until shipment.
Patient Preparation
Patient fasting is not required but recommended for certain conditions.
Storage Instructions
Refrigerate.
Causes for Rejection
Unspun LipoTube or unseparated plain red-top or EDTA tube; serum or plasma specimen drawn in a gel-barrier collection tube other than the NMR LipoTube.
Stability Requirements
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room Temperature | LipoTube Serum: 1 day; Plain Serum: 1 day |
| Refrigerated | LipoTube Serum: 8 days; Plain Serum: 8 days |
| Frozen | All tubes: 15 days |
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