Table 1.
Characteristics of the four analyzers and their specific mode
| D‐100 | HA 8180T | HLC‐723G8 | Capillarys | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HbA1c mode | Hb‐pathy mode | HbA1c mode | Hb‐pathy mode | |||
| Measurement principle | HPLC | HPLC | HPLC | HPLC | CE | CE |
| Throughput (tests/h) | 80 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 38 | 38 |
| HbF quantification | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HbA2 quantification | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hb variant detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hb variant identification | Yes (S/C/E/D) | Yes (S/C/E/D) | Yes (S/C/D)a , b | Yes (S/C/D)a | No | Yes (S/C/E/D) |
| Hb variant quantification | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
a
HbE co‐eluates with HbA2 which is indicated by an error flag.
b
Variants are not identified as D, S and C, but as HV0, HV1 and HV2 respectively.