Haemoglobin concentration and anaemia prevalence in young Laotian children (n=1487) using two different methods of assessment
| Hemocue Hb301 | Automated haematology analysers combined* | P value | |
| Haemoglobin concentration, g/L | |||
| Mean±SD | 108.4±10.3 | 102.3±13.1 | <0.0001 |
| Range | 70–141 | 34–178 | |
| SE | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Anaemia prevalence, n (%) | 799 (53.7) | 1099 (73.9) | <0.0001 |
| Sensitivity of Hemocue Hb301 (%) | 68.7 | Ref | |
| Specificity of Hemocue Hb301 (%) | 85.8 | Ref | |
| Agreement of the two methods (%) | 71.9 |
*XT-1800i by Sysmex and BC-3000Plus by Mindray Medical International.