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    Area of Science:

    • Clinical Chemistry
    • Diagnostic Accuracy
    • Biomedical Analytics

    Background:

    • Allowable total error (TE) is crucial for diagnostic test accuracy, often based on biological variation.
    • Current methods for deriving TE may not fully capture diagnostic consequences.
    • Glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is a key biomarker for diabetes mellitus diagnosis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a novel principle for evaluating allowable TE based on diagnostic consequences.
    • To assess the impact of TE on likelihood ratios (LRs) for HbA1c in diabetes diagnosis.
    • To compare TE derived from biological variation with NGSP-defined TE.

    Main Methods:

    • Logistic regression was used to estimate the LR function for HbA1c using a clinical database (n=572).
    • Diabetes status was determined using World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.
    • Errors in LR were calculated corresponding to specified errors in HbA1c measurements.

    Main Results:

    • A 3% underestimation of HbA1c at the diagnostic limit (6.5%) resulted in an LR of 0.36 times the correct LR.
    • A 3% overestimation of HbA1c at 6.5% yielded an LR of 2.77 times the correct LR.
    • The National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) allowable TE of 6% led to more substantial LR errors (0.13 and 7.69 times the correct LR).

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed principle for evaluating allowable TE is applicable to various diagnostic analytes.
    • The NGSP's 6% allowable TE for HbA1c appears too liberal, potentially compromising diagnostic accuracy.
    • Re-evaluation of allowable TE standards is necessary to ensure reliable diagnostic testing.