Table 3. Score, rank and inter-class correlation of point-of-care technologies assessed with the scorecard.

Analyzer Category	Product	Average Score (Range)	Mean Rank	p-value	Percent of Top Score in Category	Intra-class correlation*
CD4 T+ cell count	1	4.00 (3.83–4.08)	1	p = 0.125	100.0%	0.862 (0.777–0.924)
	2	3.06 (2.82–3.16)	2		76.4%	0.845 (0.755–0.916)
Multiple-parameter clinical chemistry	1	3.89 (3.79–4.04)	1	p = 0.01	100.0%	0.865 (0.782–0.926)
	2	3.56 (3.46–3.66)	2		91.4%	0.927 (0.879–0.961)
	3	3.33 (3.29–3.43)	3.25		85.7%	0.852 (0.762–0.918)
	4	3.26 (3.14–3.44)	3.75		83.8%	0.873 (0.794–0.931)
	5	3.07 (2.99–3.23)	5		78.8%	0.921 (0.868–0.958)
	6	2.78 (2.65–2.88)	6		71.4%	0.959 (0.931–0.978)
Limited-parameter clinical chemistry	1	4.15 (3.98–4.40)	1	p = 0.001	100.0%	0.864 (0.776–0.926)
	2	4.10 (3.96–4.30)	2		98.8%	0.881 (0.805–0.935)
	3	3.89 (3.76–3.96)	3.25		93.7%	0.955 (0.924–0.976)
	4	3.39 (3.18–3.76)	3.75		81.8%	0.834 (0.735–0.908)
Multiple-parameter hematology	1	3.75 (3.56–3.94)	1	p = 0.069	100.0%	0.855 (0.767–0.920)
	2	3.73 (3.58–3.84)	2.5		99.5%	0.979 (0.683–0.886)
	3	2.96 (2.66–3.12)	2.5		79.1%	0.837 (0.738–0.909)
Limited-parameter hematology	1	4.17 (4.01–4.40)	1	p = 0.001	100.0%	0.974 (0.955–0.986)
	2	3.75 (3.61–3.88)	2		90.0%	0.905 (0.844–0.949)
	3	3.62 (3.55–3.70)	1.25		86.8%	0.972 (0.952–0.985)
	4	3.57 (3.46–3.64)	1.75		85.6%	0.802 (0.688–0.888)

^*all p-values<0.0001.