Table 2.
Agreement between different assays regarding levels of IFX: (A) analytical approach and (B) clinical approach.
Agreement |
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Accuracy | KAPPA [95% CI] |
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(A) IFX (>0.1 µg/ml in-house and Theradiag; 0.5 µg/ml Immundiagnostik) | ||
In-house ELISA/ Theradiag ELISA | 81% | 0.509 [0.295–0.722] |
In-house ELISA/ Immundiagnostik ELISA | 87% | 0.697 [0.526–0.868] |
Immundiagnostik ELISA / Theradiag ELISA | 88% | 0.726 [0.559–0.893] |
(B) IFX (>1 µg/ml) |
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In-house ELISA/ Theradiag ELISA | 92% | 0.840 [0.716–0.963] |
In-house ELISA/ Immundiagnostik ELISA | 96% | 0.922 [0.836–1.000] |
Immundiagnostik ELISA / Theradiag ELISA | 92% | 0.835 [0.709–0.960] |
CI, confidence interval; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; IFX, infliximab.