Table 1

Summary of precision study results

EvaluationPercentage agreement (95% CI)
Intrarun repeatabilityANA: 98.5 (97.3 to 99.6)
APA: 98.6 (97.4 to 99.6)
OPA: 98.5 (97.3 to 99.6)
Interday reproducibilityANA: 97.4 (96.4 to 98.4)
APA: 97.6 (96.6 to 98.5)
OPA: 97.5 (96.5 to 98.4)
Interinstrument reproducibilityANA: 97.8 (96.8 to 98.6)
APA: 97.9 (97.0 to 98.7)
OPA: 97.8 (97.0 to 98.6)
Interoperator reproducibilityANA: 97.8 (96.8 to 98.6)
APA: 97.9 (97.0 to 98.7)
OPA: 97.8 (96.9 to 98.7)
Inter-reagent lot reproducibilityANA: 97.4 (96.6 to 98.2)
APA: 97.6 (96.8 to 98.3)
OPA: 97.5 (96.7 to 98.3)
  • ANA, average negative agreement; APA, average positive agreement; OPA, overall percentage agreement.