Evaluation of the Nova Biomedical Statstrip glucose meter

Aims: The Nova StatStrip blood glucose monitoring system was evaluated for precision, accuracy, and interferences from haematocrit and maltose. It was also compared against three other meters and two reference methods. Methods: Heparinised whole blood samples were analysed on the meters. These results were compared with whole blood samples analysed on the Radiometer ABL835 for the interference studies. Plasma samples, obtained from these whole blood samples, were measured on the Abbott CI8200 for accuracy studies. Results: There were signifi cant differences in the degree to which the meters correlated with the reference method. With the exception of the StatStrip, all meters were affected by variable haematocrit. Of the two glucose meters tested, the StatStrip did not show any maltose interference. Conclusions: The StatStrip glucose meter did not show clinically signifi cant interference from maltose or varying haematocrit levels. In addition, the StatStrip demonstrated the best correlation with the reference glucose method.