Table 2.

Evaluation of the linearity of AOPP_TIOC measurements.

Plasma sample number	Dilution (%)	Mean blank	Mean test	AOPPTIOC (μM chloramine T equivalents)
		OD340	OD340	AOPPTIOC1a	x dilution	AOPPTIOC2b	x dilution
1	5	0.068	0.032	4.37	87.4	2.09	41.8
	10	0.123	0.131	17.17	171.7	4.14	41.4
	20	0.209	0.602	78.38	391.9	8.85	44.3
2	5	0.075	0.040	5.35	107.1	2.31	46.3
	10	0.130	0.161	21.07	210.7	4.59	45.9
	20	0.224	0.641	83.46	417.3	9.14	45.7
3	5	0.123	0.058	7.76	155.2	2.79	55.7
	10	0.220	0.202	26.48	264.8	5.15	51.5
	20	0.404	0.800	104.13	520.6	10.20	51.0

OD₃₄₀: optical density at 340 nm. ^aAOPP_TIOC1: AOPP_TIOC concentration calculated from original optical density values using the standard curve. ^bAOPP_TIOC2: square root of AOPP_TIOC1.