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Table 2 Summary statistics for correlation and agreement between CD4+ T cells in ST samples measured on Day 7 and Day 14 (index test), and CD4+ T cells in EDTA samples measured on Day 0 (reference test)

From: Opportunities to improve storage and transportation of blood specimens for CD4 testing in a rural district in Zimbabwe using BD vacutainer CD4 stabilization tubes: a stability and diagnostic accuracy study

Test

N

Median

p-value (EDTA Day 0)

R2

Spearman's rho

Mean bias (95% CI)

Standard deviation of bias

Limits of agreement

CD4 ST Day 7

49

480

0.30

0.957

0.977

-4.89 (-18.34 to 8.54)

46.81

-98.52 to 88.72

CD4 ST Day 14

19

500

0.71

0.936

0.963

5.10 (-20.13 to 30.34)

52.35

-99.61 to 109.82

CD4% ST Day 7

46

24.15

0.17

0.936

0.948

-0.53 (-1.14 to 0.06)

2.02

-4.59 to 3.51