TABLE 5.
Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value of self-reported olfactory dysfunction (subjective OD) for objective OD
| Sensitivity | p | Specificity | p | PPV | p | NPV | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entire cohort | 23.1% | – | 92.0% | – | 30.3% | – | 88.8% | – |
| Gender | 0.030 | 0.513 | 0.219 | <0.001 | ||||
| Male | 18.8% | 92.5% | 35.0% | 84.2% | ||||
| Female | 30.8% | 91.6% | 26.4% | 93.1% | ||||
| Race | 0.479 | 0.684 | 0.133 | <0.001 | ||||
| White | 25.2% | 91.8% | 26.4% | 91.3% | ||||
| Black | 21.0% | 92.4% | 37.0% | 84.6% | ||||
| Education | 0.115 | 0.635 | 0.539 | <0.001 | ||||
| Less than high school | 16.8% | 92.7% | 36.4% | 81.8% | ||||
| High school graduate | 22.2% | 92.5% | 26.5% | 90.7% | ||||
| Post-secondary schooling | 28.9% | 91.4% | 30.3% | 90.9% | ||||
| Family income | 0.429 | 0.033 | 0.723 | <0.001 | ||||
| <$10,000 | 18.9% | 90.0% | 32.3% | 81.4% | ||||
| $10,000 to $25,000 | 19.8% | 93.0% | 30.6% | 88.1% | ||||
| $25,000 to $50,000 | 27.6% | 90.2% | 27.0% | 90.5% | ||||
| ≥ $50,000 | 28.2% | 94.8% | 37.9% | 92.1% |
Note: p-value from sample test of equality of proportions.