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. 2016 Oct 24;31(5):e22080. doi: 10.1002/jcla.22080

Table 5.

Pairwise comparison of the RBC results between the urine dipstick and sediment tests

Hemoglobin‐dipstick RBC‐sediment (counts/HPF) r
<1 1‐4 5‐9 10‐29 ≥30 Sum
Vit C + (total) Negative 691 255 91 20 7 1064 .684a
Trace 24 51 53 15 9 152
1+ 3 21 42 23 18 107
2+ 2 14 18 23 16 73
3+ 0 3 4 14 92 113
Vit C 1+ Negative 180 65 29 4 2 280 .704a
Trace 11 18 18 2 3 52
1+ 2 11 14 11 11 49
2+ 1 7 8 8 5 29
3+ 0 0 1 8 31 40
Vit C 2+ Negative 420 153 49 11 4 637 .684a
Trace 9 25 31 9 5 79
1+ 0 7 22 10 6 45
2+ 1 6 8 12 9 36
3+ 0 3 3 4 50 60
Vit C 3+ Negative 91 37 13 5 1 147 .621a
Trace 4 8 4 4 1 21
1+ 1 3 6 2 1 13
2+ 0 1 2 3 2 8
3+ 0 0 0 2 11 13

RBC, red blood cells; HPF, high‐power field.

Number of cases [Inline graphic] within one‐grade difference and [Inline graphic] with the same grade.

r, Spearman's correlation coefficient.

a P<.05.