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. 2004 Mar;57(3):276–280. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2003.008037

Table 2.

Mean, standard deviation, and 95% range of measurements of haemoglobin A2 percentage in 73 patients with sickle cell trait when measured by HPLC, MC, and scanning densitometry

Method Mean (SD) 95% range
HPLC 4.4% (0.34) 3.7−5.1%
MC 3.3% (0.36) 2.6−4.0%
Scanning densitometry 3.6% (0.70) 2.2−5.0%

HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography; MC, microcolumn chromatography.