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. 2016 Aug 1;18(8):455–463. doi: 10.1089/dia.2015.0405

Table 5.

Surveillance Error Grid Zones

Degree of risk Absolute value Color No. of hypo glycemia No. of hyperglycemia Total Hypoglycemia (%) Hyperglycemia (%) Total (%)
None 0–0.5 D. Green 466 404 913 47.07 40.81 92.22
Slight lower >0.5–1.0 L. Green 34 25 59 3.43 2.53 5.96
Slight higher >1.0–1.5 Yellow 6 4 10 0.61 0.40 1.01
Moderate lower >1.5–2.0 L. Orange 5 3 8 0.51 0.30 0.81
Moderate higher >2.0–2.5 D. Orange 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Great lower >2.5–3.0 L. Red 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Great higher >3.0–3.5 D. Red 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Extreme >3.5 Brown 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Degree of clinical risk for hypo/hyperglycemia as a result of measurement error is coded on a scale from 0 to 4 with 0 being no risk and 4 being extreme risk.