Table 1

Precision of duplicate estimates of haemoglobin A2 percentage by HPLC, MC, and scanning densitometry

MethodNumber of samplesCV
CV, coefficient of variation; HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography; MC, microcolumn chromatography.
Samples were assayed in duplicate.
HPLC51.0%
MC52.4%
Scanning densitometry1010.5%