Table 1
Precision of duplicate estimates of haemoglobin A
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percentage by HPLC, MC, and scanning densitometry
Method
Number of samples
CV
CV, coefficient of variation; HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography; MC, microcolumn chromatography.
Samples were assayed in duplicate.
HPLC
5
1.0%
MC
5
2.4%
Scanning densitometry
10
10.5%