DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2018.v06i03.008

Pages: 279-285

Pathogens or the toxins produce communicable diseases all others are non-infectious diseases, including most forms of cancer, cardiovascular and genetic disease. Clinical laboratory play an incomparable role in diagnosis of such diseases. Lipid profile is an important parameter among others which used as gold standard to screen a person’s cardiac health status. The aim of the study is to breaking the myth of lipid profile in fasting state since patients are in convinced by having to return on a separate visit for a fasting lipid profile and also, laboratories are burdened by a large volume of patients attending for tests in morning. The study was conducted on volunteers to analyze lipid analysis in fasting and non-fasting status. Result proves that there is no statistical significant difference in both fasting and non-fasting levels of lipids. Hence the study concludes lipid profile can be done at any time to screen the lipid status, unless the person is known familial hyperlipidemia.