Table 1. Mean difference between corrected manual ESR and automated ESR value, 95% limit of agreement and correlation coefficient.

ESR range (mm/hr)	Mean difference between corrected ESR and automated ESR value (mm/hr)	95% limit of agreement	Correlation coefficient	p value
Abbreviation: ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Low ( n = 232)	2.33± 5.03	− 7.53 to 12.2	0.65	< 0.001
Intermediate ( n = 317)	10.95 ± 8.04	− 4.81 to 26.72	0.69	< 0.001
High ( n = 406)	28.22 ± 19.11	− 9.24 to 65.7	0.63	< 0.001
Very high ( n = 422)	43.3 ± 19.22	− 5.1 to 81.5	0.18	< 0.001