Suppose an average of two total cholesterol determinations is to be used as a screening tool to identify children with high cholesterol. The investigators wish to find a value c, such that all children whose mean cholesterol values over two determinations are ≥c will be called back for further screening, whereas children whose mean cholesterol values are

Cardiovascular Disease

A study was performed to investigate the variability of cholesterol and other lipid measures in children. The reported within-subject standard deviation for cholesterol in children was 7.8 mg/dL [10].