Table 2. Agreement between 11 most common dipstick brands in Croatia with the reference Combur 10 Test M (Roche).
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Dipstick | Glc | Prot | Erc | Leu | Ket | Bil | Ubg | Nit | pH | SG |
ChoiceLine 10 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.73 | / | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.71 | 0.81 |
Combur 10 Test UX | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 0.92 | / | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.90 |
ComboStik 10M | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.71 | / | 0.51 | 0.97 | 0.40 | 0.31 |
ComboStik 11M | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.69 | / | 0.46 | 0.97 | 0.43 | 0.32 |
CombiScreen 11SYS | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.54 | 0.78 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.64 |
CombiScreen 10SL | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.51 | 0.74 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.62 |
Combina 13 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.97 | 0.46 | 0.42 |
Combina 11S | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 0.81 | 0.97 | 0.79 | 0.60 |
Combina 10M | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.80 | / | 0.19 | 1.00 | 0.53 | 0.41 |
UriGnost 11 | 0.83 | 0.87 | / | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.33 | 0.85 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.49 |
Multistix 10SG | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.78 | / | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.56 | 0.54 |
Darker grey fields represent the highest κ-values (κ ≥ 0.80); lighter grey fields show lower κ-values (κ < 0.80); white fields represent excluded parameters (/). Glc – glucose. Prot – total protein. Erc – erythrocytes. Leu – lekocytes. Ket – ketones. Bil – bilirubin. Ubg – urobilinogen. Nit – nitrite. pH - acidity or basicity. SG – specific gravity. |