title: Assessing agreement between point of care and laboratory results for lipid testing from a clinical perspective.
abstract: 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.
authors: Discipline of General Practice, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia. Angela.Gialamas@unisa.edu.au
authors: Angela
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authors: Gialamas
authors: Caroline O
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authors: Laurence
authors: Lisa N
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authors: Yelland
authors: Philip
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authors: Tideman
authors: Paul
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authors: Worley
authors: Mark D
authors: MD
authors: Shephard
authors: Rosy
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authors: Tirimacco
authors: Kristyn J
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authors: Willson
authors: Philip
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authors: Ryan
authors: Janice
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authors: Gill
authors: David W
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authors: Thomas
authors: Justin J
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authors: Beilby
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids