| Adiponectin | 15060X |
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| This test was performed using a kit that has not been cleared or approved by the FDA. The analytical performance characteristics of this test have been determined by Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute. This test should not be used for diagnosis without confirmation by other medically established means. | ||
| CPT Code(s): 83520 | ||
| Specimen Container: No additive (red-top) |
| Preferred Specimen: 1mL serum (0.5 mL minimum) |
| Instructions: Collect blood in appropriate vacutainer tube. Centrifuge and separate the serum from the cells. Refrigerate immediately. Overnight fasting is required. |
| Transport Temperaturer: Refrigerated |
| Methodology: Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Immunoassay |
| Reference Range: Body Mass Index <25 kg/meters-squared: males 4-26 mcg/mL/females 5-37 mcg/mL 25-30 kg/meters-squared: males 4-20 mcg/mL/females 5-28 mcg/mL >30 kg/meters-squared: males 2-20 mcg/mL/females 4-22 mcg/mL |
| Reject Criteria: Grossly lipemic samples; Hemolyzed samples; Icteric samples |
