Method specific means of CAL
Pål Rustad 8/2-2002
Component Producer No labs Mean S   M Target
Albumin (g/L) Dade behring 1 43.012 0 1.02442912 42.0 40.8
Dade behring (du pont) 1 40.292 0 40.29235
Beckman coulter 1 41.32 0 41.3199993
Roche (hitachi) 30 41.648 1.1423 41.6483333
Konelab 7 42.812 1.522 42.8115307
Roche 25 42.498 1.5041 42.4981846
Beckman coulter 7 42.31 1.2949 42.3095238
Bayer (technicon) 8 42.988 2.5743 42.9879166
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 20 41.165 1.6695 41.1654079
Olympus 1 41.177 0 41.1768002
ALP (U/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 145.81 3.6612 4.28816763 141.5  
  Beckman coulter 1 158.04 0 158.040001
  Roche (hitachi) 22 147.7 27.971 147.698181
  Konelab 6 155.65 20.382 155.645154
  Roche 24 135.45 23.744 135.452974
  Beckman coulter 6 156.28 12.375 156.276825
  Bayer (technicon) 5 148.33 6.1762 148.326667
  Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 22 135.56 15.97 135.563914
  Olympus 2 95.8 43.982 95.8
Alt (U/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 13.85 0.6364 -5.59797758 19.4 17.8
Beckman coulter 1 19.26 0 19.2599998
Roche (hitachi) 29 18.374 1.373 18.3737833
Konelab 6 16.91 1.6586 16.9097024
Roche 24 18.777 1.4647 18.776848
Beckman coulter 7 19.204 2.8632 19.2043538
Bayer (technicon) 7 20.344 2.7923 20.3438095
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 22 22.612 3.8138 22.6117424
Olympus 2 19.3 0.4243 19.3
Amylase (U/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 193.85 19.87 26.9722515 166.9  
Roche (hitachi) 13 133.29 61.908 133.28967
Konelab 6 208.32 12.031 208.320318
Roche 19 186.19 46.929 186.192477
Beckman coulter 3 204.23 23.837 204.233333
Bayer (technicon) 2 116.4 9.051 116.4
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 22 161.23 65.44 161.229192
Olympus 1 47.1 0 47.1
AST (U/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 24.078 3.567 0.36082737 23.7  
Beckman coulter 1 23.34 0 23.3400002
Roche (hitachi) 28 24.345 2.6304 24.3449286
Konelab 6 22.722 1.0538 22.7220238
Roche 20 24.155 1.9066 24.1548088
Beckman coulter 7 25.717 1.4168 25.7168707
Bayer (technicon) 5 22.041 2.5996 22.0413333
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 18 22.177 0.7836 22.1769445
Olympus 1 25.1 0 25.1
Bilirubin (umol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 6.75 0.7778 -2.37611416 9.13 8.5
Beckman coulter 1 11.08 0 11.0800001
Roche (hitachi) 30 8.4343 0.8755 8.43426668
Konelab 5 9.4655 0.8662 9.46549579
Roche 25 9.3681 0.7512 9.36809805
Beckman coulter 7 10.191 1.9884 10.1908163
Bayer (technicon) 8 8.6222 0.7705 8.62222223
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 22 9.6096 1.4821 9.60964646
Olympus 2 10 0 10
Ca (mmol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 2.338 0.0396 0.04850394 2.289 2.267
Beckman coulter 1 2.229 0 2.22900002
Roche (hitachi) 30 2.3055 0.0538 2.30551799
Konelab 5 2.3757 0.0579 2.37574286
Radiometer 1 1.31 0 1.30999994
Roche 23 2.2558 0.0459 2.25577728
Beckman coulter 7 2.3184 0.0397 2.31842854
Bayer (technicon) 8 2.304 0.0575 2.30395832
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 21 2.3109 0.0856 2.3108717
Olympus 1 2.329 0 2.32899992
Cholesterol (mmol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 5.13 0.0566 -0.00741863 5.14 4.94
Beckman coulter 1 5.042 0 5.0420001
Roche (hitachi) 32 5.1414 0.1745 5.14137698
Konelab 5 5.2046 0.1497 5.20455383
Roche 26 5.0719 0.1646 5.07189994
Beckman coulter 7 5.101 0.0956 5.10096597
Bayer (technicon) 7 5.2553 0.154 5.25525395
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 19 5.173 0.1536 5.17302627
Olympus 2 5.19 0.0141 5.18999987
CK (U/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 103.19 1.8463 -7.01285743 110.2 118.8
Beckman coulter 1 122.64 0 122.639997
Roche (hitachi) 25 108.76 4.7707 108.7592
Konelab 8 109.1 9.4687 109.097973
Roche 28 106.58 5.0384 106.583151
Beckman coulter 6 115.26 4.8712 115.26381
Bayer (technicon) 4 117.45 1.3329 117.45
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 20 114.92 5.0968 114.924861
Olympus 2 107.45 0.3536 107.45
Creatinin (umol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 82.029 1.3738 1.27817049 80.8 69.6
Beckman coulter 1 76.7 0 76.7
Roche (hitachi) 30 84.372 6.9634 84.3721191
Konelab 5 75.423 8.7849 75.4225714
Roche 24 77.45 4.114 77.4498093
Beckman coulter 7 78.404 5.1742 78.4035714
Bayer (technicon) 8 85.099 9.128 85.0993056
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 21 79.7 2.5634 79.6996031
Olympus 2 81.95 2.8991 81.95
Ferritin (ug/L) Abbott 2 43.01 4.2285 -4.78285708 47.8  
Dade behring 1 51.09 0 51.0900005
Roche (hitachi) 1 65.99 0 65.9899994
Roche 1 44.55 0 44.55
Bayer (chiron) 1 44.8 0 44.8
Bayer (technicon) 1 42.1 0 42.0999989
Dpc 1 56.25 0 56.2499989
Glucose (mmol/L) Kyoto daiichi 2 4.5279 0.1303 -0.11171631 4.64 4.49
Dade behring (du pont) 2 4.8744 0.0204 4.87444449
Beckman coulter 1 4.472 0 4.47199998
Roche (hitachi) 26 4.627 0.1377 4.62700545
Konelab 6 4.7298 0.1259 4.72980394
Roche 24 4.6353 0.1927 4.63526575
Beckman coulter 5 4.6792 0.1103 4.67919996
Bayer (technicon) 5 4.4744 0.3038 4.47444446
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 17 4.6803 0.1484 4.68026141
Olympus 2 4.5125 0.3005 4.51250005
GT (U/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 35.028 0.6678 0.53991293 34.5 35.9
Beckman coulter 1 32.76 0 32.7599998
Roche (hitachi) 29 35.029 1.528 35.0291725
Konelab 6 37.233 3.6538 37.2329551
Roche 21 32.831 2.5197 32.8311064
Beckman coulter 7 34.763 3.0445 34.762585
Bayer (technicon) 5 32.46 1.0479 32.4599997
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 18 35.148 1.5412 35.1476233
Olympus 1 34.1 0 34.1
HDL (mmol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 1.41 0.0141 0.07917171 1.33  
Beckman coulter 1 1.452 0 1.45200002  
Roche (hitachi) 35 1.3163 0.0823 1.31627799  
Konelab 7 1.2865 0.0683 1.2865139  
Roche 30 1.3519 0.0652 1.35188033  
Beckman coulter 7 1.3367 0.0799 1.33671428  
Bayer (technicon) 8 1.3856 0.1871 1.38563889  
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 4 1.2457 0.0525 1.24566666  
Olympus 2 1.2155 0.0078 1.21550003  
K (mmol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 3.7944 0.0079 0.02738982 3.77 3.7
Beckman coulter 1 3.69 0 3.69000006
Roche (hitachi) 29 3.7636 0.0678 3.76358867
Konelab 7 3.8317 0.0492 3.83167346
Roche 25 3.7418 0.0369 3.74175138
Beckman coulter 7 3.7609 0.0784 3.76085715
Bayer (technicon) 7 3.7483 0.1018 3.74828571
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 21 3.7833 0.0853 3.78333597
Olympus 2 3.835 0.0354 3.835
LD (U/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 215.02 12.131 -48.706151 264  
Beckman coulter 1 307.92 0 307.920004  
Roche (hitachi) 21 247.14 29.34 247.136984  
Konelab 6 277.42 50.849 277.420476  
Roche 22 266.54 42.471 266.541684  
Beckman coulter 6 271.57 12.624 271.569843  
Bayer (technicon) 4 253.45 17.082 253.45  
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 20 282.69 29.31 282.694164  
Olympus 2 199.9 91.782 199.9  
Mg (mmol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 0.7462 0.0591 -0.06675168 0.813 0.807
Beckman coulter 1 0.825 0 0.82499999
Roche (hitachi) 22 0.8147 0.0295 0.81465368
Konelab 2 0.8049 0.0624 0.80485714
Perkin elmer 3 0.7944 0.0529 0.7944074
Roche 22 0.8118 0.038 0.81184646
Varian techtron 1 0.88 0 0.88000001
Beckman coulter 5 0.8431 0.0481 0.84313333
Bayer (technicon) 2 0.7844 0.0376 0.78438889
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 19 0.8151 0.0302 0.81510965
Olympus 1 0.793 0 0.79300001
Na (mmol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 139.35 0.9192 1.33694778 138.0  
Beckman coulter 1 135.8 0 135.8  
Roche (hitachi) 29 138.6 1.7198 138.598572  
Konelab 7 137.65 1.8065 137.654422  
Roche 25 136.2 1.4729 136.200372  
Beckman coulter 7 137.97 1.8256 137.967143  
Bayer (technicon) 7 138.08 0.9893 138.08  
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 21 139.34 1.8727 139.339974  
Olympus 2 139.2 1.2728 139.2  
P inorg (mmol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 1.0375 0.0658 0.02750534 1.010 1.03
Beckman coulter 1 1.074 0 1.07400001
Roche (hitachi) 30 0.9935 0.0437 0.99347381
Konelab 4 1.0292 0.0624 1.02925
Roche 24 1.0049 0.0388 1.00488063
Beckman coulter 7 1.0264 0.0484 1.02638094
Bayer (technicon) 6 1.0197 0.0766 1.01966667
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 20 1.0212 0.0302 1.0212236
Olympus 2 1.0225 0.0474 1.0225
P-Amylase (U/L) Beckman coulter 1 24.78 0 -16.6179481 41.4  
Roche (hitachi) 18 38.994 26.391 38.9936667
Konelab 1 27.133 0 27.1333334
Roche 8 61.29 37.845 61.2898332
Beckman coulter 3 24.611 0.6937 24.6114284
Bayer (technicon) 1 23.7 0 23.6999998
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 1 24.48 0 24.4800003
Protein (g/L) Dade behring (du pont) 1 69.4 0 1.08136267 68.3 67.1
Beckman coulter 1 65.07 0 65.0700005
Roche (hitachi) 21 68.33 2.5496 68.3303741
Konelab 8 69.473 3.0362 69.4734135
Roche 17 67.542 1.2886 67.5423236
Beckman coulter 6 67.812 2.6707 67.8116667
Bayer (technicon) 5 67.98 2.5528 67.9799998
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 13 69.135 1.6352 69.135171
S-Fe (umol/L) ! See comment 1 19.67 0 -0.56019836 20.2  
Dade behring (du pont) 1 19.33 0 19.3300001
Beckman coulter 1 19.6 0 19.6000002
Roche (hitachi) 33 20.413 0.6496 20.4125757
Konelab 3 20.045 1.2677 20.0450001
Roche 23 20.111 0.935 20.1108465
Beckman coulter 5 20.749 1.2045 20.7493332
Bayer (technicon) 4 19.78 2.2141 19.7800001
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 14 20.099 0.7642 20.0986508
Olympus 2 20.44 0.792 20.4400002
T4 Abbott 2 101.2 4.1012 5.17799999 96.0  
Roche/boehringer mannheim 1 97.524 0 97.5240005
Bayer (chiron) 2 91.565 3.7689 91.5649998
Wallac 1 95 0 95
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 1 94.1 0 94.1
TIBC (umol/L) Dade behring 2 62.278 2.7973 -0.91858069 63.2  
Beckman coulter 1 64.1 0 64.1000011
Roche (hitachi) 22 65.235 5.7963 65.2354482
Roche 5 53.633 30.377 53.6331151
Beckman coulter 3 64.73 4.2993 64.7299998
Bayer (technicon) 1 60.889 0 60.8888889
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 1 64.8 0 64.8
Trigly (mmol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 1.29 0.0141 -0.06420971 1.354 1.31
Beckman coulter 1 1.235 0 1.23500001
Roche (hitachi) 31 1.362 0.0572 1.3620471
Konelab 5 1.328 0.0301 1.32799411
Roche 26 1.327 0.0439 1.32699334
Beckman coulter 7 1.3213 0.1136 1.32133332
Bayer (technicon) 7 1.3846 0.0535 1.3845873
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 18 1.3895 0.067 1.38950308
Olympus 2 1.467 0.0325 1.46700001
TSH (mU/L) Abbott 3 1.1592 0.0548 -0.17474443 1.334  
Roche/boehringer mannheim 2 1.4985 0.0191 1.4985
Bayer (chiron) 2 1.3465 0.0092 1.34650002
Wallac 2 1.341 0.0834 1.34099997
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 1 1.49 0 1.49
Urea (mmol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 5.0011 0.253 0.06003373 4.94  
Beckman coulter 1 5.111 0 5.11100001
Roche (hitachi) 30 5.0168 0.1841 5.01678094
Konelab 4 4.7675 0.2762 4.76750003
Roche 22 5.0164 0.1936 5.01640405
Beckman coulter 7 4.9006 0.2888 4.90061221
Bayer (technicon) 6 4.7867 0.4489 4.78666672
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 20 4.815 0.2069 4.81497225
Olympus 2 5.045 0.0778 5.04500005
Uric acid (umol/L) Dade behring (du pont) 2 268 2.8284 -14.2343499 282.2 285
Beckman coulter 1 283 0 283
Roche (hitachi) 30 286.4 9.9738 286.399714
Konelab 6 290.97 19.484 290.968361
Roche 22 276.7 62.478 276.699596
Beckman coulter 7 289.31 9.9531 289.312925
Bayer (technicon) 6 243.9 119.39 243.8995
Ortho-clinical diagnostics (johnson & johnson) 22 288.74 10.596 288.735732
Olympus 2 287 2.8284 287