Table 3.
Inter-assay coefficients of variation (CVs) at low (L1), intermediate (L2), high (L3), and all concentrations of canine serum progesterone for a point-of-care analyzer.
Level | N | Mean | Range | SD | CV (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
L1 | 36 | 1.0 ng/mL | 0.3–2.8 ng/mL | 0.1 ng/mL | 13.2 |
3.18 nmol/L | 1.0–8.9 nmol/L | 0.3 nmol/L | |||
L2 | 25 | 6.0 ng/mL | 3.1–9.4 ng/mL | 0.5 ng/mL | 10.0 |
19.1 nmol/L | 9.9–29.9 nmol/L | 1.6 nmol/L | |||
L3 | 11 | 14.6 ng/mL | 10.0–18.5 ng/mL | 1.0 ng/mL | 7.1 |
46.4 nmol/L | 31.8–58.8 nmol/L | 3.2 nmol/L | |||
All | 72 | 4.8 ng/mL | 0.3–18.5 ng/mL | 0.4 ng/mL | 11.2 |
15.3 nmol/L | 1.0–58.8 nmol/L | 1.3 nmol/L |
N, sample number; SD, standard deviation.