Table 3 Summary of Deming regression and Bland–Altman analyses comparing the hemoglobin concentration values between the BD FACSPresto system and the reference standard (Sysmex XT-4000i analyzer).

From: Validation of the BD FACSPresto system for the measurement of CD4 T-lymphocytes and hemoglobin concentration in HIV-negative and HIV-positive subjects

 

BD FACSPresto using venous blood sample vs Sysmex XT-4000i using venous blood sample

BD FACSPresto using capillary blood sample vs Sysmex XT-4000i using capillary blood sample

All

N = 1069

HIV-positive group

N = 426

HIV-negative group

N = 643

All

N = 1048

HIV-positive group

N = 416

HIV-negative group

N = 632

Deming regression (linear regression)

Intercept

1.35

1.69

1.08

1.26

1.12

1.23

Slope

0.89

0.86

0.91

0.92

0.92

0.93

97.5% CI of slope

0.87–0.90

0.83–0.88

0.90–0.93

0.90–0.94

0.87–0.97

0.90–0.95

R2

0.962

0.953

0.969

0.938

0.917

0.951

P value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Absolute deviation

Mean ± SD

− 0.24 ± 0.66

− 0.46 ± 0.72

− 0.09 ± 0.58

0.11 ± 0.77

− 0.07 ± 0.87

0.23 ± 0.68

95%CI

− 0.28 to − 0.20

− 0.53 to − 0.39

− 0.14 to − 0.05

0.06 to 0.16

− 0.16 to 0.01

0.18 to 0.28

Within mean ± 1.96 SD

1016 (95.0%)

408 (95.8%)

609 (94.7%)

1002 (95.6%)

398 (95.7%)

597 (94.5%)

Relative deviation

Mean ± SD

− 1.19 ± 5.15

− 2.57 ± 5.57

− 0.28 ± 4.64

1.31 ± 6.38

0.02 ± 6.74

2.18 ± 5.98

95% CI

− 1.50 to − 0.88

− 3.10 to − 2.04

− 0.64 to 0.08

0.92 to 1.69

− 0.67 to 0.63

1.71 to 2.65

Within mean ± 1.96 SD

1024 (95.8%)

410 (96.2%)

616 (95.8%)

1003 (95.7%)

394 (94.7%)

606 (95.9%)

  1. CI confidence interval, SD standard deviation.
  2. *P value < 0.05 is considered significant.