Table 3.
Agreement between iCa concentration and the other estimators of blood calcium concentrationa
iCa | Noncorrected tCa | Albumin-Corrected Ca, Formula 1 | Albumin-Corrected Ca, Formula 2 |
---|---|---|---|
Overall (n = 691) | |||
agreement | 545 | 547 | 549 |
underestimation | 76 | 69 | 58 |
overestimation | 70 | 75 | 84 |
κ coefficient (95% CI) | 0.29 (0.20 to 0.38) | 0.28 (0.19 to 0.37) | 0.25 (0.16 to 0.34) |
Low (n = 109) | |||
agreement | 44 | 39 | 32 |
sensitivity/specificity (%) | 40.4/90.7 | 35.8/91.2 | 29.4/93.8 |
High (n = 28) | |||
agreement | 6 | 6 | 6 |
sensitivity/specificity (%) | 21.4/99.2 | 21.4/99.2 | 21.4/98.8 |
Normal (n = 554) | |||
agreement | 495 | 502 | 511 |
overestimation | 5 | 5 | 7 |
underestimation | 54 | 47 | 36 |
CI, confidence interval.