Table 1 Reported preanalytical and analytical factors in the studies included in the meta-analysis of Rasyid et al.
Paper (ref) | Setting | Time | Anticoagulant | Storage | Instrumentation | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldemir (14) | NS | Immediate | EDTA | NS | NS | 0.45 |
Bayraktar (10) | OP | Immediate | EDTA | NS | Sysmex XT 200i | <0.0001 |
Ciftci (13) | NS | Immediate | EDTA | NS | Abbott Aeroset | 0.663 |
Culha (42) | OP | NS | NS | NS | Abbott Cell-Dyn Ruby | 0.001 |
Eltaieb (37) | OP | NS | NS | NS | NS | <0.001 |
Guo (40) | OP | Immediate | EDTA | NS | Abbott CELL-DYN 3700 SL | 0.001 |
Otunctemur (9) | OP | NS | NS | NS | NS | <0.05 |
Resorlu (39) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.011 |
Senturk (38) | OP | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.309 |
Tangal (41) | OP | Immediate | EDTA | NS | Coulter Gen.S® | 0.001 |
Wang (36) | NS | Immediate | EDTA | NS | NS | <0.05 |
