Table 4 Analytical goals for imprecision, bias, total error allowable (TEa) for p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, reference change value (RCV), Reliability coefficient (R), index of individuality (II), and index of heterogeneity (IH) for five lymphocyte phenotypes
Biomarker Phenotype | Analytical goal for precision (%) | bias (%) | TE a (%) | RCV (%) | R | II | IH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
p < 0.05 | p < 0.01 | P < 0.05 | ||||||
CD3 (T cells) | 1.8 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 0.89 | 0.34 | 0.06 |
CD4 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 19.2 | 0.90 | 0.33 | 0.11 |
CD8 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 19.8 | 0.96 | 0.20 | 0.11 |
CD19 (B | 8.7 | 9.1 | 23.4 | 29.4 | 49.6 | 0.76 | 0.56 | 0.28 |
cells) CD56/16 (NK cells) | 11.5 | 10.9 | 29.9 | 37.7 | 65.7 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.37 |