Table 1.

Distribution of the initial signal‐to‐cut‐off ratios by the Elecsys Anti‐HCV II assay

Initial result	Signal‐to‐cut‐off ratio	Frequency (n)	Relative frequency (%)	Cumulative frequency (n)	Cumulative relative frequency (%)
Negative	<0.10	36 418	88.5	36 418	88.5
	≥0.10 to <0.20	4254	10.3	40 672	98.8
	≥0.20 to <0.30	236	0.6	40 908	99.4
	≥0.30 to <0.40	96	0.2	41 004	99.7
	≥0.40 to <0.50	49	0.1	41 053	99.8
	≥0.50 to <0.60	29	0.1	41 082	99.8
	≥0.60 to <0.70	28	0.1	41 110	99.9
	≥0.70 to <0.80	19	0.0	41 129	100.0
	≥0.80 to <0.90	7	0.0	41 136	100.0
	≥0.90 to <1.00	11	0.0	41 147	100.0
Positive	≥1.00 to <20.0	156	28.5	156	28.5
	≥20.0 to <40.0	142	26.0	298	54.5
	≥40.0 to <60.0	109	19.9	407	74.4
	≥60.0 to <80.0	45	8.2	452	82.6
	≥80.0 to <100.0	30	5.5	482	88.1
	≥100.0 to <120.0	15	2.7	497	90.9
	≥120.0 to <140.0	16	2.9	513	93.8
	≥140.0 to <160.0	14	2.6	527	96.3
	≥160.0 to <180.0	6	1.1	533	97.4
	≥180.0 to <200.0	8	1.5	541	98.9
	≥200.0 to <220.0	1	0.2	542	99.1
	≥220.0 to <240.0	3	0.5	545	99.6
	≥240.0 to <260.0	1	0.2	546	99.8
	≥260.0 to <280.0	0	0.0	546	99.8
	≥280.0 to <300.0	1	0.2	547	100.0