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. 2023 Dec 14;15(12):e50503. doi: 10.7759/cureus.50503

Table 4. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV.

*These values were based on disease prevalence. CBC: complete blood count, CI: confidence interval, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value.

Cord CBC Follow-up CBC (within 72 hrs) Accuracy calculations
  Positive Negative Sensitivity Specificity PPV* NPV*
Positive 25 2 62.50% (95% CI: 45.80%–77.27%) 97.50% (95% CI: 91.26%–99.70%) 20.40% (95% CI: 6.01%–50.70%) 99.61% (95% CI 99.41%–99.74%)
Negative 15 78