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Table 1 Reproducibility data provided by the manufacturer at various concentration levels

From: Hookah smoking and cancer: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in exclusive/ever hookah smokers

Intraassay precision1,2,3

Interassay precision1,2,3

 

Mean Concentration (ng/ml)

SD

CV

 

Mean Concentration (ng/ml)

SD

CV

1

1.5

0.08

5.3%

1

3.9

0.26

6.7

2

3.0

0.14

4.7%

2

15

0.84

5.6

3

13

0.47

3.6%

3

60

3.2

5.3

4

56

2.4

4.3%

4

371

22

5.9

5

316

18

5.7%

    
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  4. (Source: manufacturer technical booklet. See SIEMENS in references list)
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