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. 2024 Sep 23;18(9):e0012538. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012538

Table 3. Performance characteristics of the QFAT (20 min.) in comparison with the FTS results (10 min).

Diagnostic test Test results FTS Positive FTS Negative Total Sensitivity = 97.7% (96.9–98.6)
Specificity = 99.2% (98.7–99.7)
PPV = 97.7% (96.9–98.5)
NPV = 99.2% (98.9–99.7)
AUC = 0.976 (0.962–0.989)
% agreement = 98.6%
k value = 0.963 (P <0.001)
QFAT test
(read at 20 min.)
Positive 303 7 310
Negative 7 910 917
Total 310 917 1227

In parenthesis—95% confidence intervals, PPV- positive predictive value, NPV- negative predictive value

AUC- area under the curve, k value- kappa statistics