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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anal Bioanal Chem. 2016 Jul 15;408(23):6461–6471. doi: 10.1007/s00216-016-9765-8

Table 3.

Analytical bias and imprecision for cannabinoids in human urine.

Analytical bias (% expected concentration) Imprecision (% coefficient of variation)

Concentration (μg/L) Intra-day (mean, N=5) Inter-day (mean, N=25) Intra-day (N=5) Inter-day (N=25)

THCVCOOH 3 92.7 99.3 12.7 11.6
9 94.3 96.4 12.2 9.0
80 89.1 94.5 7.1 7.9

THCCOOH-gluc 15 97.8 99.6 12.7 8.7
45 98.6 101 6.4 6.5
400 88.3 90.7 5.6 6.3

THC-gluc 1.5 98.8 100 14.3 13.2
4.5 101 98.1 13.0 10.0
40 93.5 92.4 8.8 9.6

THCCOOH 1.5 99.1 107 12.2 9.6
4.5 104 106 3.3 6.6
80 93.7 98.1 8.4 8.1

THCAA 1.5 110 104 5.2 11.2
4.5 98.9 100 9.1 9.9
40 97.6 99.0 10.0 13.5

11-OH-THC 1.5 110 105 8.8 8.0
4.5 99.9 103 8.2 6.8
40 98.3 98.8 10.7 7.6

THCV 3.0 103 102 11.6 8.5
9.0 102 101 7.9 7.0
80 99.0 97.7 11.6 7.8

CBD 1.5 106 106 10.4 9.8
4.5 112 109 6.7 6.5
40 100 108 11.6 8.0

CBG 3.0 99.6 99.8 12.0 7.6
9.0 102 103 7.1 6.2
80 102 103 14.1 7.9

CBN 1.5 114 110 6.4 5.6
4.5 111 110 3.8 4.8
40 101 106 11.2 6.5

THC 1.5 105 104 10.0 7.7
4.5 108 103 5.0 6.8
80 96.3 99.7 11.9 7.4