Effect of Sample Volume Variation and Delay in Analysis on Plasma Glucose Concentration in Sri Lankan Healthy Adults

Table 1

Mean plasma glucose concentration in different phases in analysis.

Duration between the collection and analysis (hours)	Sample volume (mL)	Mean plasma glucose concentration (mmol/L)
1	1.0	5.69 ± 0.10
3	1.0	5.64 ± 0.10
5	1.0	5.45 ± 0.11
1	2.0	5.79 ± 0.11
3	2.0	5.58 ± 0.10
5	2.0	5.40 ± 0.09
1	3.0	5.86 ± 0.09
3	3.0	5.74 ± 0.10
5	3.0	5.42 ± 0.09

The values are expressed as mean ± SD.