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. 2013 Feb 26;15(1):R15. doi: 10.1186/bcr3390

Table 2.

Intraclass correlation coefficients by time between sample donation (years) and by season (NSMSC and NYUWHS)

NSMSC NYUWHS

Number of subjects ICC (95% CI) Number of subjects ICC (95% CI)
Alla 700 0.65 (0.61, 0.69) 1,168 0.78 (0.76, 0.80)

Allb 700 0.71 (0.67, 0.74) 1,168 0.78 (0.76, 0.80)

Time between samplesb, years

 ≤ 1 393 0.80 (0.76, 0.83)
 > 1-2 146 0.79 (0.71, 0.84) 325 0.81 (0.77, 0.84)
 > 2-3 139 0.81 (0.75, 0.86) 208 0.80 (0.75, 0.84)
 > 3-5 196 0.71 (0.63, 0.73) 214 0.74 (0.67, 0.79)
 > 5-8 113 0.56 (0.42, 0.68)
 > 8-11.7 106 0.63 (0.51, 0.74)

Seasonsa
 Both samples in winter 148 0.74 (0.66, 0.81) 266 0.78 (0.72, 0.82)
 Both samples in summer 53 0.79 (0.67, 0.88) 210 0.81 (0.76, 0.85)
 One sample in winter, one in summer 92 0.47 (0.29, 0.61) 68 0.66 (0.50, 0.77)

aLog2-transformed 25(OH)D values. bSeason-adjusted 25(OH)D residual values. 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; CI, confidence interval; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; NSMSC, Northern Sweden Mammary Screening Cohort; NYUWHS, New York University Women's Health Study.