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Table 5 Laboratory method imprecision (CV A ) and desirable specifications for imprecision (I), bias (B) and total error (TE) derived from biological variation

From: Evaluation of method performance for oxidative stress biomarkers in urine and biological variations in urine of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy

 

Desirable specifications

Method imprecision

Analytes

I (%)

B (%)

TE (%)

CV A (%)

CAT

4.5

6.3

13.7

3.1

CuZnSOD

2.8

7.9

12.5

3.2

MDA

10.5

6.0

23.3

3.3