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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Jun;31(6):1128–1136. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2829

Table 2.

Distribution of vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) measurements according to assay method and genotype

LC-MS/MS Monoclonal ELISA Polyclonal ELISA
N Concentration ug/ml
Median (IQR)
Mean ± SD
Concentration ug/ml
Median (IQR)
Mean ± SD
% Difference from
LC-MS/MS
Median (IQR)
Concentration ug/ml
Median (IQR)
Mean ± SD
% Difference from
LC-MS/MS
Median (IQR)
Overall 125 253.1 (227.4, 283.4)
256.3 ± 39.6
185.0 (115.5, 248.9)
187.5 ± 79.3
−28 (−50, −5) 373.8 (337.7, 419.5)
377.7 ± 72.6
+50 (+33, +65)
1f/1f 22 262.1 (236.2, 283.4)
261.8 ± 36.8
90.9 (77.6, 94.3)
85.3 ± 14.0
−67 (−71, −64) 369.7 (341.4, 405.1)
364.7 ± 64.2
+41 (+25, +60)
1f/2 20 232.5 (207.1, 262.4)
241.8 ± 46.0
119.2 (108.3, 134.4)
121.0 ± 19.5
−49 (−55, −45) 367.2 (294.4, 409.2)
364.4 ± 87.6
+41 (+35, +67)
1s/1f 20 284.4 (240.3, 312.0)
278.5 ± 40.8
210.4 (189.1, 226.2)
201.8 ± 41.7
−25 (−35, −20) 395.7 (361.4, 448.5)
406.2 ± 69.2
+45 (+32, +67)
1s/1s 22 255.9 (237.2, 274.9)
256.4 ± 22.9
307.3 (273.7, 331.9)
303.5 ± 33.8
+19 (+9, +28) 387.6 (359.2, 453.6)
400.9 ± 61.0
+54 (+48, +66)
1s/2 19 266.5 (221.0, 286.3)
254.9 ± 41.9
234.9 (210.5, 258.7)
236.6 ± 36.8
−5 (−14, 0.5) 353.5 (314.6, 382.3)
352.0 ± 77.5
+34 (+25, +56)
2/2 22 238.1 (218.0, 275.1)
244.7 ± 40.0
172.4 (150.7, 199.2)
179.0 ± 31.9
−28 (−30, −25) 354.0 (328.7, 414.2)
375.6 ± 67.6
+56 (+40, +65)

ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis test of difference in DBP concentration by genotype:

P value 0.02 0.0001 0.10

Variation in DBP concentrations explained by genotype:

R2 0.09 0.85 0.07