Table 2.
Passing-Bablok regression and Bland-Altman analytics of canine serum progesterone concentrations measured by two point-of-care analyzers (POC-1 and POC-2) and a reference chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA).
Comparison | N | t | Slope (95% CI) | Intercept (95% CI) | Mean bias (95% LOA) |
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POC-1 by CLIA | 75 | 0.8594 | 1.42 (1.29–1.56) | −0.21 ng/mL (−0.57–0.03 ng/mL) | 1.24 ng/mL (−2.59–5.07 ng/mL) |
−0.67 nmol/L (−1.81–0.10 nmol/L) | 3.94 nmol/L (8.24–16.12 nmol/L) | ||||
POC-2 by CLIA | 74 | 0.8790 | 1.54 (1.39–1.67) | −0.37 ng/mL (−0.70–0.08 ng/mL) | 1.61 ng/mL (−2.90–6.13 ng/mL) |
−0.89 nmol/L (−2.29–0.51 nmol/L) | 5.12 nmol/L (9.22–19.49 nmol/L) |
CI, confidence interval; LOA, limits of agreement; N, sample number; t, correlation coefficient.