HBM4EU ICI EQUAS report DINCH in urine round 2

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Within the frame of the HBM4EU project, an EQUAS study was organised on the determination of two DINCH biomarkers in urine. This was the second ICI/EQUAS round for this substance group within the HBM4EU program.
In total 14 laboratories were invited for this second round, of which 12 laboratories registered.
Results were received from all 12 laboratories, located in 8 EU countries and the USA.
In December 2018, each participant received two burdened control materials of human urine, A and B (single tube each), containing DINCH biomarkers in the range 4-23 ng/ml.
Homogeneity assessment showed that both materials were sufficiently homogeneous for ICI/EQUAS testing. The stability test demonstrated no significant loss of the biomarkers during the course of the EQUAS test.
The proficiency of the laboratories was assessed through Z-scores calculated using the mean concentration as established by expert laboratories as assigned value, and a fixed fit-for-purpose relative target standard deviation (FFP-RSDR) of 25%. Assigned values and Z-scores could be determined for both biomarkers in both test materials.
One laboratory determined only one of the two biomarkers, all others determined both. The percentage of satisfactory Z-scores was around 80% for both biomarkers when including the results from the expert laboratories.