Fingerstick Cholesterol test accuracy

Hello,

I just had a fingerstick test done at a health fair, total chol=250.
Results were ready in 5 minutes. Non-fasting.

This doesn't seem accurate, as my cholesterol was 179 (real lab test)
last time I had my bloodwork done in April 2007. When I had this done
in April I had already lost 30 pounds due to changing my diet and
eating healthy.

This is now October and I have lost 20 more pounds (total 50lbs since
January 2007) and I have still been eating very healthy, high fiber,
low saturated fat diet etc.

I was shocked to see 250! Are these fingerstick tests accurate? And
even if not accurate, is it possible that it is off by 70-80 points?

Thanks,
John

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