Assessment of quality control system by sigma metrics and quality goal index ratio: A roadmap towards preparation for NABL

Table 1 The CV % of 16 parameters of level 2 internal quality control for a period of one year (Jan-Dec, 2017) and their average

Parameter	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
Glucose	2.04	1.81	2.12	1.98	2.99	2.07	4.74	2.96	3.07	4.01	2.94	2.17	2.74
Urea	3.13	4.27	3.87	5.84	4.08	5.30	4.43	4.08	3.89	3.70	3.61	4.39	4.21
Creatinine	7.02	8.30	8.02	7.15	4.47	3.38	6.28	4.13	3.45	4.02	4.26	4.66	5.42
Total bilirubin	2.88	3.89	3.27	2.93	2.52	4.60	4.75	4.62	2.99	2.54	4.07	4.86	3.66
Total protein	1.95	2.18	2.67	2.94	3.81	2.99	3.03	3.00	3.83	3.99	2.34	3.27	3.00
Albumin	0.99	2.55	2.04	0.96	3.40	2.18	1.86	1.86	2.27	1.94	3.00	2.47	2.12
Calcium	2.09	2.90	2.76	2.70	2.75	2.38	2.57	2.55	2.06	3.24	2.74	1.85	2.54
Phosphorus	5.48	6.83	6.70	4.47	5.40	6.72	4.52	3.58	3.87	3.68	4.22	3.54	4.91
Uric acid	3.63	4.17	2.73	3.59	3.64	3.81	2.80	3.21	3.36	2.53	2.66	2.6	3.22
Total cholesterol	2.26	1.86	3.42	2.17	2.53	4.16	3.64	2.62	2.38	2.87	3.00	3.49	2.86
Triglyceride	3.74	4.95	5.07	5.30	7.17	5.07	5.36	3.96	3.62	4.23	5.13	3.29	4.74
HDL cholesterol	5.08	3.43	5.68	1.74	4.56	2.85	4.57	3.89	3.14	2.90	2.94	3.56	3.69
AST	5.74	6.18	6.79	4.22	4.59	4.97	5.72	4.31	3.49	3.40	4.38	3.56	4.77
ALT	5.82	6.10	4.80	5.09	5.25	5.39	5.56	5.64	1.99	3.05	4.90	3.46	4.75
ALP	2.98	3.59	2.81	2.56	2.51	2.87	3.02	3.77	2.26	5.97	4.17	2.84	3.27
Amylase	4.03	5.70	4.71	4.24	4.00	3.14	5.47	4.72	4.10	3.30	3.07	3.87	4.19

CV: Coefficient of variation; IQC: Internal quality control; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase.