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Table. 6.

Comparison of the pairwise results for WBC in urine dipstick reagent and sediment analysis

WBC-dipstickWBC-sediment (counts/HPF)r

<11–45–910–29≥30Sum
Vitamin C +Negative696*2645526101,0510.661
Trace4170*39143167
1+43341*3516129
2+171030*4189
3+0301652*71

Abbreviations: WBC, white blood cell; HPF, high power field; r, Spearman’s correlation coefficient.

No. with the same grade.

No. of cases within one grade difference.

P<0.05.

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