Table 1: High and low user group analysis of hemoglobin levels derived by POC HemoCue and automated CBC. hemoglobin measurement.

Group # Patients # Visits Male/Female/ Not recorded HemoCue Hgb (g/dL) CBC Hgb (g/dL) Mean Difference 95% CI
Low-User
(≤ 1 visit/year)
30 41 47/49/11 8.6
(SD 2.023)
8.7
(SD 1.866)
-0.148 (p=0.730) -1.004, 0.707
High-User
(>1 visit/year)
77 612 35/34/8 9.2
(SD 2.018)
9.2
(SD1.823)
0.002
(p=0.990)
-0.214, 0.217
Overall 107 653 12/15/3 9.1
(SD 2.02)
9.2
(SD 1.83)
0.008
(p=0.939)
-0.217, 0.201