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ArticlePractical laboratory medicine2021

Comparative study of two immunoassays used for the determination of serum vitamin D.

Raquel Lahoz, Juan Pelegrín Sánchez, Silvia Górriz, Pilar Calmarza

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Raquel LahozServicio de Bioquímica Clínica, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
Juan Pelegrín SánchezServicio de Bioquímica Clínica, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
Silvia GórrizServicio de Bioquímica Clínica, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
Pilar CalmarzaServicio de Bioquímica Clínica, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.

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Abstract

objectivesThe best indicator of vitamin D level is the determination of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D). Due to the lack of standardization of the available methods, there are problems of precision and reproducibility in its measurement. The objective of this study was to compare the results of 25(OH)D concentration determined by two different immunoassay methods.

designand Methods: 25(OH)D was analyzed in 184 serum samples in an IDS-iSYS Multi-Discipline Automated System Analyzer (Vitro) and in an Alinity i automated Analyzer (Abbott). Then, results were compared. Three groups were considered: group of total patients, group with vitamin D supplements and group without treatment.

resultsOf the total patients, 52.7% received vitamin D supplements. The correlation coefficient of agreement for general group, supplementation group and group without supplementation was 0.92, 0.91 and 0.89, respectively. In all of them, a kappa index>0.75 was obtained.

conclusionsThe assays evaluated are not comparable to each other. Despite this, they show an excellent concordance in the evaluation of the vitamin D status.

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AbbottMethods comparisonVitamin DVitro

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PMID34258354
PMCPMC8254113

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