Donor Samples at Low Level Hematocrit
Donor C0 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C8 C10 C12 C14 C16 C18
1 111% 97% 92% 104% 101% 98% 103% 98% 97% 108% 102% 104%
2 111% 107% 96% 102% 98% 96% 100% 96% 97% 101% 102% 104%
3 113% 106% 99% 102% 101% 99% 105% 97% 106% 107% 106% 103%
4 112% 117% 100% 102% 98% 93% 99% 101% 105% 108% 108% 111%
5 119% 111% 105% 106% 104% 95% 105% 98% 103% 110% 110% 111%
6 118% 83% 94% 107% 103% 99% 105% 104% 104% 112% 109% 109%
Mean 114% 104% 98% 104% 101% 97% 103% 99% 102% 108% 106% 107%
S.D. 3.6% 11.7% 4.7% 2.2% 2.4% 2.4% 2.9% 2.8% 4.1% 3.7% 3.4% 3.9%
%RSD 3.1% 11.3% 4.8% 2.1% 2.3% 2.5% 2.8% 2.9% 4.0% 3.4% 3.2% 3.6%
Overall 103%                      
Donor Samples at Normal Level Hematocrit
Donor C0 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C8 C10 C12 C14 C16 C18
1 94% 102% 101% 102% 96% 94% 97% 89% 94% 101% 93% 93%
2 89% 105% 93% 90% 89% 84% 88% 78% 86% 87% 88% 89%
3 102% 114% 105% 99% 98% 98% 103% 93% 104% 102% 105% 102%
4 115% 97% 99% 95% 94% 97% 121% 105% 108% 106% 108% 102%
5 100% 115% 105% 106% 100% 99% 101% 94% 108% 105% 105% 104%
6 94% 98% 93% 100% 96% 90% 94% 94% 98% 101% 97% 98%
Mean 99% 105% 99% 99% 96% 94% 101% 92% 100% 100% 99% 98%
S.D. 8.8% 7.7% 5.3% 5.7% 3.9% 5.7% 11.1% 8.8% 8.8% 6.9% 7.8% 5.6%
%RSD 8.9% 7.3% 5.4% 5.8% 4.1% 6.0% 11.0% 9.5% 8.8% 6.8% 7.9% 5.7%
Overall 98%                      
Donor Samples at High Level Hematocrit
Donor C0 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C8 C10 C12 C14 C16 C18
1 77% 111% 101% 97% 97% 98% 101% 91% 105% 102% 95% 92%
2 79% 112% 99% 94% 94% 88% 93% 83% 94% 89% 87% 84%
3 84% 115% 106% 101% 97% 95% 102% 95% 105% 100% 96% 90%
4 83% 123% 108% 104% 102% 96% 104% 91% 107% 102% 105% 100%
5 85% 118% 114% 116% 107% 101% 107% 99% 104% 105% 97% 92%
6 76% 108% 103% 110% 106% 103% 102% 91% 98% 91% 90% 86%
Mean 81% 115% 105% 104% 100% 97% 102% 92% 102% 98% 95% 91%
S.D. 4.0% 5.5% 5.5% 8.3% 5.4% 5.1% 4.9% 5.2% 4.8% 6.4% 6.0% 5.8%
%RSD 4.9% 4.8% 5.3% 8.0% 5.4% 5.3% 4.8% 5.7% 4.7% 6.6% 6.4% 6.3%
Overall 98%                      
Table 3: Calculation of % accuracy for acylcarnitines in 6 donor samples at low, normal and high hematocrit Samples corrected for volume using reflectance measurements.