Omega-3 index / RBC fatty acids — lab reference
In the reference guideMethod-specific. Any clinic target should identify the exact assay.
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What’s searchable?Method-specific. Any clinic target should identify the exact assay.
Altitude, smoking, hydration, androgen therapy, and pregnancy may shift values.
No universal interval across methods. Record exact performing-lab method and range.
Persistent microscopic hematuria requires risk-based evaluation.
Hydration and altitude are major modifiers. Ask your clinician to review alongside hemoglobin and RBC indices.
If you have anemia, your clinician may compare this result with a corrected reticulocyte count or production index.
Normal <5.7; prediabetes 5.7-6.4; diabetes ≥6.5. Altered RBC turnover can make A1C unreliable.
Assay-specific; reflects approximately 2-3 weeks and is affected by protein turnover.
A1 <30; A2 30-300; A3 >300. Persistence ≥3 months matters for CKD classification.
Ask your clinician to specify whole blood, RBC, plasma, or intracellular method. Preanalytic handling is critical.
RBC, plasma, and cellular assays are not interchangeable.
A family of fats that includes ALA, EPA and DHA.
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