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. 2015 Jun;165(6):677–688. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.09.009

Table I.

Table lists G6PD screening test outcomes at various thresholds of G6PD inhibition and the statistical noninferiority statistics of CSG vs FST at each level

% Normal G6PD activity Test type Test positive for deficiency Test negative for deficiency Number of tests % Positive for deficiency P value Result
≤20% FST 30 1 31 97% 0.058 Inconclusive
CSG 31 0 31 100%
≤30% FST 75 3 78 96% 0.006 Not inferior
CSG 77 1 78 99%
≤40% FST 101 11 112 90% 0.003 Not inferior
CSG 107 5 112 96%
≤50% FST 117 33 150 78% 0.001 Not inferior
CSG 131 19 150 87%
≤60% FST 119 60 179 67% 0.001 Not inferior
CSG 137 42 179 77%
≤70% FST 121 81 202 60% 0.001 Not inferior
CSG 142 60 202 70%
≤80% FST 121 97 218 56% <0.001 Not inferior
CSG 145 73 218 67%
≤90% FST 122 110 232 53% 0.001 Not inferior
CSG 146 86 232 63%
≤100% FST 122 124 246 50% 0.001 Not inferior
CSG 146 100 246 59%
>100% FST 0 23 23 0% 0.443 Inconclusive
CSG 0 23 23 0%

Abbreviations: CSG, CareStart G6PD; FST, fluorescent spot test; G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.