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. 2008 Jan 23;8:6. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-8-6

Table 6.

ROC positive and negative likelihood ratiosa

Positive likelihood Lower 0.95 Upper 0.95 Negative likelihood Lower 0.95 Upper 0.95
SOPT 5.1 3.0 10.3 0.34 0.23 0.47
VCALT 3.6 2.2 6.6 0.49 0.36 0.65
SOPT/VCALT 6.0 3.6 11.4 0.20 0.12 0.32

aThe likelihood ratio incorporates both the sensitivity and specificity of the test and provides a direct estimate of how much a test result will change the odds of having a disease.