NHANES 2015–2016: Available Serum, Plasma, and Urine Specimens

NHANES Biospecimen Program

What to know

  • The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) provides serum and urine specimens for approved research.
  • Find available results from NHANES 2015–2016 specimens that have been analyzed in the past.
  • Access technical documentation for these specimens.
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Technical documentation

All links point to the same page. Scroll down to find the specific specimen results of interest.

Plasma

Chlamydia Pgp3 (plasmid gene product 3) ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) and multiplex bead array (MBA) results—Youth
Released: November 2020
Limited Access Data

Chlamydia Pgp3 (plasmid gene product 3) ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) and multiplex bead array (MBA) results
Released: May 2020

Serum

Chlorinated Tyrosine
Released: January 2023

Pertussis and tetanus
Released: June 202

Klotho
Released: April 2021

Hepatitis C: Confirmed Antibody (INNO-LIA)—2015
Released: January 2018
Limited Access Data

Urine

Glyphosate (GLYP)
Released: November 2022

Flame Retardants
Released: July 2022

DEET Metabolites (Surplus)
Released: August 2019

Neonicotinoids (Surplus)
Released: January 2019

Mono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl terephthalate, mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl terephthalate, and monooxoisononyl phthalate (Surplus)
Released: September 2018

Additional cycles

Earlier documentation

Access technical documentation for specimens collected from NHANES participants before the 2013–2014 survey.