21世紀の臨床検査情報学のあり方(2)

臨床検査情報学の将来展望

岡　田　正　彦*
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Future of Laboratory Informatics

Masahiko OKADA, MD*

One of the major objectives of laboratory informatics is to develop database systems for test results. Such a database should be designed with the distinct objective of determining the normal range. To understand the normal range, however, more information on possible risk factors must be directly analyzed in population studies. In our population-based study, we found that carotid arteriosclerosis is independently correlated with LDL cholesterol level, HDL cholesterol level, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, and HbA_1C(the Niigata Study). Through this study, we will be able to obtain normal ranges for some important laboratory tests.
[Rinsho Byori 50 : 691〜693, 2002]

*Division of Clinical Preventive Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Niigata 951-8510

【Key Words】laboratory informatics(臨床検査情報学)，patient database(患者データベース)，population-based study(大規模調査)，normal range(正常値)

*新潟大学大学院医歯学総合研究科予防医療学分野(〒951-8510 新潟市旭町通1-757)

E-mail :okadar@med.niigata-u.ac.jp