Table 1.

Agreement Between Immulite 2000 and UniCAP 100 Systems in Selected Group of Patients

Tested parameter	N	Agreement	Lin's concordance test values (95% Cl)
Total IgE	121	Almost perfect	0.976 (0.970–0.980)
Aeroallergens
Alternaria tenuis	76	Substantial	0.651 (0.548–0.735)
Birch	75	Substantial	0.610 (0.498–0.702)
Cat dander	71	Substantial	0.761 (0.668–0.831)
Common ragweed	74	Almost perfect	0.931 (0.893–0.956)
D. pteronyssinus	66	Almost perfect	0.918 (0.872–0.948)
Orchard Grass	74	Substantial	0.720 (0.638–0.786)
Food allergens
Egg white	77	Substantial	0.654 (0.559–0.731)
Milk	68	Almost perfect	0.927 (0.889–0.952)
Peanut	79	Almost perfect	0.895 (0.845–0.930)
Insect venom
Honey bee venom	40	Almost perfect	0.951 (0.910–0.974)
Yellow jacket venom	36	Almost perfect	0.828 (0.711–0.900)
rApi m 1 ‐ Apis mellifera	33	Almost perfect	0.859 (0.747–0.923)
rVes v 5 ‐ Vespula vulgaris	28	Moderate	0.431 (0.331–0.521)

0–0.20 as slight, 0.21–0.40 as fair, 0.41–0.60 as moderate, 0.61–0.80 as substantial, and 0.81–1 as almost perfect agreement.