Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
2015
Biological Variation
Database, time for an
update?
Dr Bill Bartlett
Biological Variation Working Group EFLM
Blood Sciences Dept. Ninewells Hospital,
Dundee, Scotland UK
www.biologicalvariation.com
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Analytical Performance
Specifications
Stockholm Hierarchy 1999 and EFLM
Strategic conference 2014 advocate use of
biological variation data.
Understand and Characterise Biological
variation and aim to: minimize the ratio of analytical noise to
the biological signal
Quality Specifications
Desirable
CVA < 0.5 x CVI
BA< 0.25 x (CVI2 + CVG2)0.5
Tea < 1.65 x 0.5 x CVI + 0.25 x (CVI2 + CVG2)0.5
Optimum
CVA < 0.25 x CVI
BA< 0.125 x (CVI2 + CVG2)0.5
Tea < 1.65 x 0.5 x CVI + 0.125 x (CVI2 + CVG2)0.5
Minimum
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robust.
have characteristics that are concordant
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Fundamental Questions?
Experimental
Design
Data
Analysis
Assay
Characteristics
Limitations
of existing
BV data?
50 years of
data
Quality
Transportable
Translated
into
databases
Enough reported
detail?
Good design?
Inconsistent
terminology
Population
demographics.
Healthy?
Diseased?
Excellent
Resources
Granular enough?
Data archetype
required?
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Ricos et al Database
https://www.westgard.com/biodatabase-2014-update.htm
Median Values of
Published Data
Version 8 2014
Total
No of
Analytes
Number of
Publications
Reliable estimates
of CVI
Score
27
10+
33%
5 or 6 (PI +MM)
129
2-9
36%
PI+2 MM= 3 or 4
202
1 only
55%
5 or 6 (PI +MM)
358
Performance Index:
PI = CVA/0.5*CVI,
i) Score 2: PI < 1;
ii) Score 1: PI between 1 and 2;
iii) Score 0: PI > 2 or unknown.
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11.1-58.1%
3.0 32.3%
3.9 14.5%
Systematic
Review of Data
on Biological
variation of ALT,
AST and
GGT.
Confidence Intervals
4.3-38.2%
Historical Application.
Carobene et al Clin Chem
Lab Med 2013;51:1997
2007
design
of an experiment to estimate
biological variation should take into account
the analytical imprecision.
Estimates of biological variation should
always be reported with confidence intervals
(CIs)
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11.1-58.1%
3.0 32.3%
3.9 14.5%
Systematic
Review of Data
on Biological
variation of ALT,
AST and
GGT.
Historical Application.
Carobene et al Clin Chem
Lab Med 2013;51:1997
2007
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M G
www.biologicalvariation.com/tools
Biological Variation Data Simulation Package V3.2 Excel
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CVI
4% to 103% with central tertile 28% to 48%
40 studies with confounding factors: Time period over which samples were collected
Study design
Type of sample and concentration range studied
Population studied and state of health
Preanalytical factors
Glycated haemoglobin
Haemoglobin
Glycated
Braga et al Clinica Chimica Acta 2010;411:1606-1610.
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Standard for
Production
Standard for
Reporting
Standard for
Transmission
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Future
State
Fit for
purpose
studies
Robust
application of
BV data
Common
terminology
Quality &
Confidence
Transportable
Key Metadata
Federica Braga
Anna Carobene
Abdurrhaman Coskun
Niels Jonkers
Irini Leimoni
Richard Prusa
Pilar Fernandez-Calle
Thomas Rraas
Sverre Sandberg
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Checklist
Standards for Reporting
Delivers required granular detail
MDS: Data
Archetype
Safe accurate and effective application of BV data across health care systems
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BiVarC
www.biologicalvariation.com
www.biologicalvariation.com/Tools.html
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Challenge:
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Pragmatic approach
Use data already published and help users
recognise limitations
Identify the key areas for future work and
inform the structure of the publication
checklist.
14 questions identified and rating of A to D
Classified on lowest rated with subscript
identifying area of concern (C8,10)
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4)
i
(b)
(c)
ii
iii
Wow!
Good!
Bad!
Ugly!
Checklist Compliance
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Transportability
Archetype: definition?
A computable expression of a domain content model.
Structured content to enable communication of key information
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Simple?
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Summary
database
Yes!
Slides available next week:
www.biologicalvariation.com
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