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Table 4 Summary statistics of IQC performance during method comparison

From: An LC–MS-based designated comparison method with similar performance to the Lp(a) reference measurement procedure to guide molar Lp(a) standardization

Peptide

QC1

QC2

Average concentration (nmol/L)

CV(%)

n

Target concentration (nmol/L)

Target CV(%)

Average concentration (nmol/L)

CV(%)

n

Target concentration (nmol/L)

Target CV(%)

Reference Measurement Procedure

LFLEP

41

5.2

6

44

8.9

7

6.9

5

8

7.7

GISST

43

7.5

6

43

9.0

8

17.7

5

8

19.8

TPENY

38

8.2

6

41

13.4

8

5.5

5

8

23.3

Designated Comparison Method

LFLEP

40

5.2

21

41

11.4

8

3.3

21

7

18.4

GISST

40

7.5

21

40

5.9

7

3.5

21

7

10.9

  1. *Target concentrations and CVs were calculated based on longer-term evaluation of IQC performance