Plasma Lipid Differences in Cases Versus Controls

A small dataset of 5.5 KB containing measurements of plasma lipid differences between cases and controls prior to treatment. The dataset was authored by Peter D. Jackson and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare lipid concentration values between case and control groups to identify potential biomarkers.
• Analyze the distribution of specific lipid types (e.g., cholesterol, triglycerides) across pre-treatment samples.
• Use group assignment (case/control) and lipid measurements for basic statistical testing of group differences.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse and redistribution.
• Provides a clear, focused comparison of a specific biological feature (plasma lipids) in a case-control design.

Limitations

• Extremely small scale at 5.5 KB, indicating very few data points or rows.
• No column names or sample data are provided, limiting understanding of specific lipid types measured.
• The future update date (2026) suggests the metadata may be provisional or incorrectly entered.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Peter D. Jackson.

Collection Method

Presumably collected from a biomedical case-control study, but specific methodology is not described.

Time Range

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Freshness

Metadata indicates a last update in 2026, which is a future date and may be an error.

Geography

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