TABLE 1.
Descriptive statistics for standard curve raw data values generated using ELISA or bead assaya
| Standard EU/ml | Value generated using: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELISA |
Bead assay |
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| Avg | Median | SD | 95% confidence interval of the mean | Avg | Median | SD | 95% confidence interval of the mean | |
| 1 | 25,024.8 | 25,131.0 | 2,819.6 | 24,047.86-26,001.67 | 4,464.4 | 4,209.5 | 1,270.0 | 4,080.34-4,848.53 |
| 0.5 | 18,979.3 | 19,420.0 | 1,682.7 | 18,259.60-9,698.97 | 2,554.7 | 2,501.7 | 395.3 | 2,238.41-2,871.06 |
| 0.333333 | 14,610.3 | 15,472.0 | 3,007.3 | 12,833.17-16,387.47 | 2,528.4 | 2,390.8 | 686.1 | 2,313.03-2,743.67 |
| 0.25 | 12,155.5 | 11,667.0 | 2,032.1 | 11,286.32-13,024.58 | 1,720.1 | 1,636.8 | 270.4 | 1,503.77-1,936.43 |
| 0.125 | 6,893.3 | 6,730.0 | 1,897.1 | 6,081.94-7,704.73 | 1,101.6 | 1,095.4 | 196.9 | 944.03-1,259.15 |
| 0.111111 | 7,389.0 | 7,431.0 | 2,051.9 | 6,176.40-8,601.51 | 1,079.7 | 964.1 | 460.7 | 936.97-1,222.49 |
| 0.0625 | 3,903.7 | 3,851.0 | 1,131.0 | 3,419.99-4,387.44 | 631.8 | 639.3 | 172.3 | 493.95-769.67 |
| 0.037037 | 3,209.8 | 3,370.0 | 681.8 | 2,806.84-3,612.71 | 412.2 | 386.9 | 156.4 | 363.72-460.68 |
| 0.03125 | 2,115.2 | 2,171.0 | 591.1 | 1,862.34-2,367.99 | 378.3 | 384.0 | 106.0 | 293.46-463.14 |
| 0.012346 | 1,326.6 | 1,463.0 | 305.8 | 1,145.91-1,507.36 | 153.2 | 144.9 | 60.8 | 134.39-172.07 |
| 0.004115 | 530.4 | 580.0 | 130.6 | 453.17-607.56 | 54.3 | 47.0 | 21.4 | 47.64-60.90 |
| 0.001372 | 270.1 | 282.0 | 64.9 | 231.81-308.46 | 19.2 | 17.0 | 8.8 | 16.51-21.94 |
| 0.000457 | 178.3 | 187.0 | 38.8 | 155.34-201.21 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 6.76-8.49 |
| 0.000152 | 143.1 | 153.0 | 33.7 | 123.19-162.99 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 3.67-4.33 |
| 0 | 147.9 | 154.6 | 48.1 | 131.25-164.61 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.75-4.22 |
a
Descriptive statistics for standard curves in Fig. 1 from a total of 32 standard curves generated using ELISA and for 46 standard curves generated using the bead assay.