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The use of dried blood spot sampling for the measurement of HbA1c: a cross-sectional study

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Title
The use of dried blood spot sampling for the measurement of HbA1c: a cross-sectional study
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BMC Clinical Pathology, July 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12907-015-0013-5
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Claudio A. Mastronardi, Belinda Whittle, Robert Tunningley, Teresa Neeman, Gilberto Paz-Filho

Abstract

The use of dried blood spot (DBS) sampling is an alternative to traditional venous blood collection, and particularly useful for people living in rural and remote areas, and for those who are infirm, house-bound or time-poor. The objective of this study was to assess whether the measurement of glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in DBS samples provided comparative and acceptably precise results. Venous and capillary blood samples were collected from 115 adult participants. After proper instruction, each participant punctured his/her own finger and collected capillary blood samples on pieces of a proprietary cellulose filter paper. Each filter paper was subsequently placed inside a breathable envelope, stored at room temperature, and processed on the same day (D0), four (D4), seven (D7) and fourteen (D14) days after collection. HbA1c was measured in duplicates/triplicates in whole venous blood (WB), capillary blood (capDBS) and venous blood placed on the matrix paper (venDBS), by turbidimetric inhibition immunoassay. Intra-assay coefficients of variation (CV) were calculated. DBS values were compared to WB results using linear regression, Bland-Altman plots and cross-validation models. Eleven and 56 patients had type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, respectively. Mean HbA1c levels were 6.22 ± 1.11 % for WB samples (n = 115). The median intra-assay CV was lower than 3 % for WB and capDBS on all days. Results from capDBS and venDBS showed high correlation and agreement to WB results, with narrow 95 % limits of agreement (except for results from D14 samples), as observed in Bland-Altman plots. When capDBS values were applied to equations derived from regression analyses, results approached those of WB values. A cross-validation model showed that capDBS results on D0, D4 and D7 were close to the WB results, with prediction intervals that were narrow enough to be clinically acceptable. The measurement of HbA1c from DBS samples provided results that were comparable to results from WB samples, if measured up to seven days after collection. Intra-assay coefficients of variation were low, results were in agreement with the gold-standard, and prediction intervals were clinically acceptable. The measurement of HbA1c through DBS sampling may be considered in situations where traditional venipuncture is not available. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ID ACTRN12613000769785.

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Country Count As %
Spain 1 1%
Unknown 67 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 10 15%
Researcher 9 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 13%
Student > Postgraduate 7 10%
Student > Bachelor 5 7%
Other 11 16%
Unknown 17 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 26%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 6%
Chemistry 4 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 4%
Other 14 21%
Unknown 21 31%
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#6,653,575
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