Homocysteine
Metabolic
8.7 umol/L
NormalAt target
In your lab's normal range, and at target.
Target ≤ 10 umol/L · general target · Huang et al., J Evid Based Med 2025 · moderate confidence
Previous: 9.1 umol/L in Jun 2025 · 2 readings since Jun 2025, lowest 8.7, highest 9.1 · at target in all 2 draws
Down 4% since Jun 2025: within its normal variation.
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Every marker varies a little from one blood test to the next, even when nothing about your health has changed: the time of day, what you ate, how the sample was handled. Studies of healthy people measure how much. For this marker it's about 5.6% within one person (Ma et al., Clin Chem Lab Med 2022 (EFLM BV database)). Adding a typical lab's measuring error, a move smaller than about 17% between two draws is within that normal wobble. Only a bigger move is likely a real change, so that's the only kind Helse calls “better” or “worse.”Target ≤ 10 umol/LIn the lab's range, off targetOutside the lab's range
Colours blend near each line
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One blood test can land a little above or below your usual level for reasons that aren't about your health — for this test, within about ±12%. That's its published variation — Ma et al., Clin Chem Lab Med 2022 (EFLM BV database) — plus a typical lab's measuring error. So close to a line, one result can't say which side your usual level is on, and the colours mix in proportion to how likely each side is. Further from a line, the colour is clear.- 19 May 20268.7 umol/LNormalLab range 0–14.5At target
- 3 Jun 20259.1 umol/LNormalLab range 0–14.5At target
| Date | Value | Reference | Flag | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | 8.7 umol/L | 0–14.5 | Normal | At target |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 9.1 umol/L | 0–14.5 | Normal | At target |