Table 1. The 30 most frequently collected serum biochemistry measures, by number of unique participants.
The description of each measure, local code, Read Code, total number of records, number of unique participants and unique participants with genotype data are shown. Totals are for data collected from 2006 to 2016 on participants aged 18 or over.
| Description | Local
code |
Read
Code |
Total
records |
Unique
IDs |
Unique IDs
with Genotype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creatinine | CR | 44J3. | 206498 | 17393 | 16069 |
| Sodium | NA | 44I5. | 205738 | 17387 | 16056 |
| Urea | UREA | 44J9. | 193348 | 17355 | 16038 |
| Potassium | KA | 44I4. | 201746 | 17315 | 15995 |
| eGFR | eGFR | 451E. | 195396 | 17101 | 15885 |
| Glucose | GL | 44g.. | 89325 | 16604 | 15424 |
| Alkaline phosphatase | AP | 44F.. | 224274 | 15564 | 14148 |
| Bilirubin | BI | 44EC. | 148662 | 15220 | 14088 |
| Albumin | AL | 44M4. | 225920 | 15163 | 14107 |
| Total Cholesterol | CHO | 44P.. | 72951 | 15106 | 14187 |
| HDL Cholesterol | HDL | 44P5. | 68357 | 14748 | 13855 |
| ALT/SGPT | ALT | 44G3. | 136145 | 13545 | 12541 |
| TSH | TSH | 44TW. | 60750 | 13166 | 12203 |
| C-Reactive Protein | CRP | 44CS. | 81382 | 11807 | 10938 |
| Corrected calcium | CC | 44IC. | 47913 | 11642 | 10767 |
| Calcium | CA | 44I8. | 67949 | 11631 | 10757 |
| Triglycerides | TRIG | 44Q.. | 34374 | 8373 | 7769 |
| Gamma-Glutamyltransferase | GT | 44G9. | 38172 | 7351 | 6715 |
| Free Thyroxine | FT4 | 442V. | 26892 | 7272 | 6693 |
| Protein (Total) | TP | 44M3. | 39303 | 6925 | 6341 |
| Chloride | PCL | 44I6. | 80031 | 6749 | 6191 |
| Phosphate | PH | 44I9. | 33796 | 6360 | 5825 |
| Bicarbonate | BIC | 44I7. | 23877 | 4197 | 3843 |
| Creatine kinase | CK | 44HG. | 10614 | 3907 | 3623 |
| Magnesium | MG | 44LD. | 18331 | 3794 | 3470 |
| Amylase | AMY | 44CN. | 8856 | 3498 | 3222 |
| Urate | URIC | 44K5. | 6688 | 3002 | 2780 |
| LDL Cholesterol (calc) | CLDL | 44PI. | 15269 | 3223 | 2968 |
| FSH | FSH | 443h. | 4272 | 2766 | 2580 |
| Transferrin | TRF | 44CB. | 6255 | 2734 | 2507 |