Assessing agreement between point of care and laboratory results for lipid testing from a clinical perspective.
OBJECTIVE
Investigate agreement between lipid pathology results from point-of-care testing (PoCT) devices and laboratories.


METHODS
Agreement was assessed using the Bland-Altman method.


RESULTS
: Mean difference (limits of agreement) were: -0.28 mmol/L (-1.04, 0.48) for total cholesterol, -0.09 mmol/L, (-0.55, 0.36) for HDL-C. Median difference (nonparametric limits of agreement) were 0.07 mmol/L, (-0.40, 3.04) for triglycerides.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical acceptability of the variation between lipid PoCT and laboratory test results is debatable but our work provides baseline data for further research.
Gialamas
Angela
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Discipline of General Practice, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia. Angela.Gialamas@unisa.edu.au
Laurence
Caroline O
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Yelland
Lisa N
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Tideman
Philip
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Worley
Paul
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Shephard
Mark D
MD
Tirimacco
Rosy
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Willson
Kristyn J
KJ
Ryan
Philip
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Gill
Janice
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Thomas
David W
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Beilby
Justin J
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D001315:Australia; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D008055:Lipids