Potential of Dried Blood Self-Sampling for Cyclosporine C_𝟐 Monitoring in Transplant Outpatients

Table 1

Correlations of venous and capillary CsA concentrations.

Visit	Correlation	${\text{C}}_0$	${\text{C}}_2$
($1$)	${\text{V}}_{\text{E}}\text{–}{\text{C}}_{\text{E}}$	${\mathrm{0,749}}^{**}$	${\mathrm{0,854}}^{**}$
	${\text{V}}_{\text{E}}\text{–}{\text{C}}_{\text{DB}}$	${\mathrm{0,432}}^{**}$	${\mathrm{0,753}}^{**}$
	${\text{C}}_{\text{E}}\text{–}{\text{C}}_{\text{DB}}$	${\mathrm{0,521}}^{**}$	${\mathrm{0,642}}^{**}$
($2$)	${\text{C}}_{\text{E}}\text{–}{\text{C}}_{\text{DB}}$	${\mathrm{0,498}}^{**}$	${\mathrm{0,835}}^{**}$
($3$)	${\text{V}}_{\text{E}}\text{–}{\text{C}}_{\text{E}}$	${0.861}^{**}$	${\mathrm{0,861}}^{**}$
	${\text{V}}_{\text{E}}\text{–}{\text{C}}_{\text{DB}}$	${0.383}^{*}$	${\mathrm{0,711}}^{**}$
	${\text{C}}_{\text{E}}\text{–}{\text{C}}_{\text{DB}}$	0.274	${\mathrm{0,652}}^{**}$

Correlations as Spearman’s $\rho \text{;}$${}^{*}(P<.05)\text{;}$${}^{**}(P<.01)$; Venous EDTA blood ${\text{V}}_{\text{E}}$; Capillary EDTA blood ${\text{C}}_{\text{E}}$; Capillary Dried Blood ${\text{C}}_{\text{DB}}.$