Table 1

Mean values of the Hemoglobine of patients with a confirmed anaemia, patients with a false positive diagnosis of anaemia, and patients with a confirmed iron deficiency anaemia

Hb value according the

portable device

Hb value according full blood count

P - Value

Patients with a confirmed

anaemia (n = 45)

11.1 g/dl (95% Confidence

Interval (CI): 10.9-11.4)

11.4 g/dl (95% CI: 11.2-11.7)

0.01

Patients with a false

positive anaemia (n = 54)

11.8 g/dl (95% CI: 11.6-12.0)

13.4 g/dl (95% CI: 13.1-13.4)

0.0001

Patients with a confirmed Iron Deficiency Anaemia (n = 16)

10.9 g/dl (95% CI: 10.5-11.3)

11.3 g/dl (95% CI: 10.9-11.7)

0.06

Lionis et al. Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2012 11:4   doi:10.1186/1447-056X-11-4