| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| ICSH | International Council for Standardization in Haematology |
| CLSI | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| RCPA | Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| LoA | Limits of Agreement |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| TEa | Allowable Total Error |
| DAS28 | Disease Activity Score 28 |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
| EULAR | European League Against Rheumatism |
| IQC | Internal Quality Control |
| AAB MLE | American Association of Bioanalysts Molecular Laboratory Evaluation |
| PB | Passing–Bablok |
| r | Pearson Correlation Coefficient |
| SD | Standard Deviation |