Skip to main content

Table 3 Clinical Significance of the different Haemoglobin meter readings based on total allowable error

From: Evaluation of the accuracy of two point-of-care haemoglobin meters used in sub-Saharan African population: a cross-sectional study

Haemoglobin meter

Subgroup

Measurement

Mean

SD

% difference

Statistical significance

TE%

Mean*TE%

Allowable range

Clinical significance

Min

Max

MissionHb®

Overall

Reference

10.5

2.5

0

< 0.001

4.19

0.4

10.1

10.9

Significant

MissionHb

11.6

2.5

10.5

      

Women

Reference

10.2

2.1

0

< 0.001

4.19

0.4

9.8

10.6

Significant

MissionHb

11.2

2.2

9.8

      

Men

Reference

10.9

2.8

0

< 0.001

4.19

0.5

10.4

11.4

Significant

MissionHb

12

2.8

10

      

Urit12®

Overall

Reference

10.5

2.5

0

< 0.001

4.19

0.4

10.1

10.9

Non-significant

Urit12

10.9

2.7

3.8

      

Women

Reference

10.2

2.1

0

< 0.001

4.19

0.4

9.8

10.6

Non-significant

Urit12

10.5

2.4

2.9

      

Men

Reference

10.9

2.8

0

< 0.001

4.19

0.5

10.4

11.4

Non-significant

Urit12

11.4

3

4.6

      
  1. Mean (TE%) or total error allowable = Mean *TE%