Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the glucose concentrations analyzed in coccygeal and capillary blood using three different hand-held devices as well as in plasma analyzed at the laboratory (reference)
Parameter | Plasmaa | Capillary blood | Coccygeal blood | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory | FSPb | GLXc | WGCd | FSP | GLX | WGC | |
Number of samples (n) | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 |
Mean (mg/dL) | 58.17 | 39.56 | 46.96 | 78.99 | 53.28 | 48.18 | 82.86 |
SD (mg/dL) | 10.48 | 11.65 | 10.75 | 16.69 | 12.33 | 10.48 | 17.59 |
Median (mg/dL) | 58.00 | 38.00 | 46.00 | 79.00 | 53.00 | 49.00 | 83.00 |
Interquartile range (mg/dL) | 12.50 | 18.00 | 16.00 | 26.00 | 16.00 | 13.00 | 26.00 |