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Table. 7.

Proficiency testing results for methylmalonic acid, vanillylmandelic acid, and homovanillic acid

Variable Trial Specimen no. No. Median Minimum Maximum
Methylmalonic acid (nmol/L)
2022 1st CMMA-22-01 5 110.0 95.0 124.8
CMMA-22-02 630.0 610.0 659.1
CMMA-22-03 360.0 340.0 411.3
2nd CMMA-22-04 5 885.0 811.0 950.1
CMMA-22-05 148.5 138.0 220.0
CMMA-22-06 340.0 312.0 370.0
2023 1st CMMA-23-01 5 198.0 170.4 280.0
CMMA-23-02 807.0 699.1 823.0
CMMA-23-03 564.8 537.4 650.0
2nd CMMA-23-04 5 89.6 81.9 133.7
CMMA-23-05 256.9 252.0 272.5
CMMA-23-06 681.0 661.6 697.0
Vanillylmandelic acid (mg/L)
2022 1st CMVH-22-01 7 22.4 20.4 25.1
CMVH-22-02 12.3 11.2 13.2
CMVH-22-03 2.1 1.8 2.7
2nd CMVH-22-04 7 21.2 20.3 23.6
CMVH-22-05 9.4 8.9 10.7
CMVH-22-06 3.0 2.6 3.6
2023 1st CMVH-23-01 7 19.8 2.2 22.1
CMVH-23-02 8.7 8.3 9.2
CMVH-23-03 2.2 1.7 17.9
2nd CMVH-23-04 7 2.6 2.2 2.9
CMVH-23-05 6.9 6.2 7.0
CMVH-23-06 16.7 15.9 18.5
Homovanillic acid (mg/L)
2022 1st CMVH-22-01 5 22.6 13.8 32.5
CMVH-22-02 10.7 8.6 11.7
CMVH-22-03 2.0 1.7 2.1
2nd CMVH-22-04 5 20.2 17.2 22.1
CMVH-22-05 9.2 8.2 10.9
CMVH-22-06 3.1 2.8 3.5
2023 1st CMVH-23-01 6 18.5 2.3 20.2
CMVH-23-02 7.8 6.1 8.8
CMVH-23-03 2.5 2.3 17.5
2nd CMVH-23-04 6 1.9 1.7 2.0
CMVH-23-05 7.1 6.7 7.7
CMVH-23-06 17.3 16.8 20.2
Lab Med Qual Assur 2024;46:175~189 https://doi.org/10.15263/jlmqa.2024.46.4.175
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