Laboratory Medicine and Quality Assurance

Table. 1.

Number of participants and acceptable rates in urine chemistry QC

Tests 1st QC 2nd QC 3rd QC
pH 1,717 (95.4) 1,718 (95.9) 1,738 (98.0)
Protein 1,729 (98.1) 1,731 (99.2) 1,751 (99.5)
Glucose 1,720 (98.8) 1,722 (98.8) 1,742 (99.1)
Ketone 1,670 (99.8) 1,670 (99.9) 1,688 (94.9)
Bilirubin 1,668 (93.3) 1,668 (92.8) 1,687 (99.5)
Blood 1,719 (98.1) 1,720 (99.1) 1,740 (99.8)
Urobilinogen 1,671 (92.5) 1,670 (92.3) 1,689 (85.9)
Nitrite 1,642 (99.2) 1,641 (96.9) 1,661 (99.3)
Leukocyte 1,627 (99.4) 1,625 (99.0) 1,643 (92.6)

Values are presented as the number of participants (acceptable %). Results with <95% accuracy are indicated in bold type.

Abbreviation: QC, quality control.

Lab Med Qual Assur 2023;45:125~134 https://doi.org/10.15263/jlmqa.2023.45.4.125
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