Table 1.

Mean values of the Hemoglobine of patients with a confirmed anaemia, patients with a false positive diagnosis of anaemia, and patients with a confirmed iron deficiency anaemia

	Hb value according the portable device	Hb value according full blood count	P - Value
Patients with a confirmed anaemia (n = 45)	11.1 g/dl (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 10.9-11.4)	11.4 g/dl (95% CI: 11.2-11.7)	0.01
Patients with a false positive anaemia (n = 54)	11.8 g/dl (95% CI: 11.6-12.0)	13.4 g/dl (95% CI: 13.1-13.4)	0.0001
Patients with a confirmed Iron Deficiency Anaemia (n = 16)	10.9 g/dl (95% CI: 10.5-11.3)	11.3 g/dl (95% CI: 10.9-11.7)	0.06