Table 1.
Test performance parameters (adapted from reference 24).
Disease | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||
Test Result | Positive | True Positive (TP) | False Positive (FP) |
Negative | False Negative (FN) | True Negative (TN) |
Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN)
Specificity = TN / (TN + FP)
Positive Predictive Value (PPV) = TP / (TP + FP)
Negative Predictive Value (NPV) = TN / (TN + FN)
Likelihood Ratio for Positive Test (LR+) = (TP / (TP +FN)) / (FP /(FP + TN))
Likelihood Ratio for Negative Test (LR−) = (FN / (TP + FN)) / (TN / (FP + TN))
Diagnostic Accuracy = (TP + TN) / (TP+TN+FP+FN)
Pre-test probability (prevalence) = (TP + FN) / (TP+FP+TN+FN)
Pre-test Odds = prevalence / (1-prevalence) = (TP + FN) / (FP + TN)
Post-test Odds = pre-test odds x likelihood ratio
Post-test Probability = post-test odds / (1+ post-test odds)